On December 4, 2008 Louisville Metro Police announced a major break in the disappearance case of Ann Gotlib. A spokesperson for the LMPD, commenting on new developments in the case, suggested that it was the police's belief that convicted felon and former veterinarian Gregory Oakley Jr.[5] — who had been a suspect since the initial disappearance in 1983 — had possibly been responsible for the young girl's disappearance.