Olney police have no suspects in the murder of an Eastern student that happened more than three years ago.

Olney police Capt. Jim Stover said the case of the Dec. 31, 1999, murder of 20-year-old Eastern student Amy Blumberg remains “hot.”

Ms. Blumberg was found shot to death at her family’s retail business in O’Fallon where she was working while home for semester break.

While at Eastern, the Collinsville resident majored in family and consumer sciences with an option in business and a concentration in merchandising. She also was a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority.

“We still get leads on a regular basis, but we don’t anticipate making any arrests in the near future,” Stover said.

Anthony B. Mertz, who was convicted on Feb. 12 for the murder of Eastern student Shannon McNamara, was ruled out as a suspect in the case.

Mertz has been linked to the June 29, 1999, murder of Amy Warner during the sentencing phase of Mertz’s trial, which continues Tuesday.

The Olney police department has several detectives checking out leads daily in the Blumberg case, Stover said. But so far the police have turned up empty-handed after investigating over 200 leads.

Stover said the police department continues to get tips.

The FBI has notified Olney police of other similar crimes in other states, but Stover wouldn’t comment on the states or crimes in question.

“By no means is this case pushed on the back burner,” Stover said. “We’ve still got plenty of leads to follow up.”