ANDERSON, Ind. — The mother of a murdered Lapel woman has filed a civil lawsuit against the suspect, Roy Parmley, as investigators continue to look for either Parmley’s whereabouts or find his body.

On Wednesday, the first of three legal advertisements alerting Parmley that he is being sued by Terri Wiles was published in a local newspaper’s classified ad section.

Wiles and her daughter, Amanda Wiles, were held hostage at gunpoint on June 9 by Parmley who then shot and killed Amanda Wiles, according to a civil lawsuit filed July 23 in Madison Circuit Court 6.

The suit alleges that Parmley broke into Amanda Wiles’ home, held her and Terri Wiles hostage at gunpoint, bound their hands and feet with duct tape and then placed a wire around each of their necks tying them together. Parmley then told them he was going to “take away something dear” to Terri Wiles and killed Amanda Wiles by shooting her in the face with a shotgun, according to the suit.

Parmley, 53, of Lapel, has eluded law enforcement since the late-night attack that occurred at Amanda Wiles’ home on County Road 650 West. Before leaving the house, Parmley threatened to kill himself and fled the scene on foot, police said. Terri Wiles, 53, then called 911 to report the shooting of her 31-year-old daughter. Terri Wiles had recently broken off a relationship with Parmley, deputies said.

Parmley hasn’t been found although the case has been publicized on TV’s “America’s Most Wanted.”

Terri Wiles, represented by Anderson personal injury attorney Mark Dudley, filed the lawsuit asking for a judgment against Parmley “which will be equal to full justice, costs of this action, and all other just and proper relief,” as well as a “monetary amount that will sufficiently and adequately compensate (Terri Wiles) for the severe emotional trauma and distress wrongfully inflicted upon her” by Parmley.

The complaint alleges that the “cold-blooded killing” of Amanda Wiles in front of her mother was intended by Parmley to inflict “gross emotional distress and mental suffering” upon Terri Wiles. Wiles “suffered and will continue to suffer indefinitely into the future,” as a direct impact of the murder, the suit alleges.

Wednesday, Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson said detectives continue searching for Parmley with a two-pronged attack — both looking for a body and assuming he is alive, armed, dangerous and on the run.

Dudley could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.

Because Parmley can’t be served with the lawsuit in a traditional manner, Dudley filed a summons for service by publication, a “very uncommon yet effective” tactic, said John Shanks, president of the Madison County Bar Association.

Indiana Rules of Court and Rules of Trial Procedure state that the summons must be printed three times — the first promptly and the following two at least seven but not more than 14 days after the prior publication in a newspaper authorized by law to publish the notices in the county where the suit is filed, where the defendant resides or was last known to reside. The notice ran in The Times-Post, a Pendleton weekly newspaper, on Wednesday and is scheduled to run again Aug. 8 and 15.

The notice says that Parmley must answer the complaint in writing himself or through an attorney within 30 days after the third notice of suit — Aug. 15. If he fails to do so, a judgment will be entered against him for what Terri Wiles has demanded, the legal ad read.

Shanks said the judge could order Parmley’s property and assets seized and handed over to Wiles.

There are no court dates set yet in the matter, according to Madison County court records. Parmley’s home is in the 6900 block of West Indiana 32.

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