Behrmans find little closure

MARTINSVILLE, -- Marilyn Behrman doesn't like the word "closure." \n"I don't really believe there is such a thing," she said after being asked whether the arrest of the man who prosecutors believe killed her daughter, IU sophomore Jill Behrman, would give the family closure.\n"Our daughter Jill is 19," she said. "Her friends are 25 now. There is no closure."\nThe Behrmans, Eric and Marilyn, solemnly answered questions from reporters matter-of-factly at a press conference, announcing that a grand jury had indicted John Robert Myers II for the murder of their daughter.\nThe couple thanked its friends and family for their support and said the arrest of Myers was a "step in the right direction." Neither parent showed signs of breaking down or tearing up, though they patiently corrected reporters who began questions with, "Jill was." \n"Jill is," Marilyn Behrman said.\nThat they always refer to their daughter in the present tense, is evidence that, even after nearly six years, Eric and Merilyn miss their daughter and deal with her loss every day, they told reporters.\nBut, after six years, a mystery that shocked the University and the Bloomington community in 2000 has all but disappeared from the memory of IU students.\nMany students walking across campus Monday evening had never heard the name "Jill Behrman." Others had only heard the name from the "Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone," an annual charity 5K run or walk that drew 1,100 participants in October.\n"Oh yeah, some of the girls in my sorority did Run for the End Zone this year," said sophomore Rebecca Feldman.\nThose who had heard of Berhman's 2000 disappearance had only caught passing details from TV or newspaper reports.\nDean of Students Richard McKaig said the lack of knowledge of the Behrman case among IU students is not surprising.\n"In reality, when the terrible incident occurred, these kids were in high school or probably even in junior high," he said.\nEric and Marilyn Behrman realize that the vast majority of students who were at IU when their daughter disappeared have since graduated. \n"I just keep thinking, 'Gosh, the students don't really know Jill. Are they really going to show up?'" Marilyn Behrman told the Indiana Daily Student at the "Run for the End Zone" in October.\nThe Behrmans described their daughter as "a lot like so many other Hoosier kids."\nAs a freshman, Behrman switched her major often, leading Eric Behrman to joke that her major was the flavor of the week. Eventually, he said, Jill would have likely undertaken a major in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.\nThroughout the twists and turns in the six-year investigation, the Behrmans have worked to keep the investigation focused on one thing -- their daughter.\n"As this case makes its way through the criminal justice system, I would like everyone to remember that this is actually about a girl named Jill, who went for a bike ride and never came home," she said.\nAnd even after so much time, Jill Behrman's parents remember their last moments with their daughter.\n"Nearly six years ago on a Wednesday morning, I said 'goodbye' to my daughter," Marilyn said. "Little did I know that would be the last time I would see her"