Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. The Berlin Reservoir killings: Two hunters in Deerfield County, Ohio came across a disturbing scene. He claimed the killings were a premeditated dry-run for his continued plan of a revolution to exterminate the rich. Nancy Theobald's body was found in. Historians believe McAdams described as a peculiar girl with cold eyes poisoned their food. The family usually took care to lock the doors because a couple of months earlier, Zastudil had discovered an intruder inside their home. To obtain these books by any other means than through the author or this website is copyright infringement and punishable by law. Drabing claimed he parked his car a mile to 2 miles from the Schneider residence and walked through fields to get to their house. The 42-year-old sheriff has refused to resign after being indicted. Autopsy reports released Wednesday in one of Ohio's most-notorious unsolved mass murders revealed the mysterious massacre was systematically executed - and brutal. He put on his buckskin coat and walked out the front door, leaving his wallet behind. Carol Zastudils page from the Unsolved Homicides Database. After further investigation, including her passing lie detector tests, I cleared my name, she said. Magnolia resident Thomas Lee Dillon shot and killed five men during a three-year period from 1989 to 1992. The motive was a robbery to pay for cocaine, prosecutors said. Sept 21, 2020 The Ohio Attorney General's Office has created a new cold case unit to investigate unsolved crimes, and it is looking at several area cases of note. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The small town of Circleville and the people of Pickaway County began to encounter what some might call a real-life-A -from-Pretty-Little-Liars-experience in the late 70s when thousands of individuals started receiving personal, mysterious letters about their lives. After being plagued by several bizarre and frightening dreams in which she was abducted and murdered by a stranger, Cindy Anderson mysteriously went missing on August 4, 1981. The letters were written in block style and contained vindictive, violent and vulgar material. Kori Glossetts page from the Missing Persons Database. Scott Moody shot and killed his mother, his grandparents and two friends at his family's Bellefontaine farmhouse on May 29, 2005. He had a deep cut in his neck and and suffered further injuries to his head and one arm. Cunningham and Jackson are in custody at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. For example, in 2002, former Logan County States Attorney Tim Huyett requested the handwritten Schneider crime lab report from the state crime lab archives; found on the clothes and under the Schneider victims fingernails were foreign fibers and two different colored foreign hairs that did not belong to them or Drabing. Quattlebaum committed suicide in prison in 2013, according to The Marietta Times. The Lincoln PD said Smrekar admitted burying Martin under the new construction of I-55 (an area that can never be excavated), which was underway to replace Route 66 at the time of Ruths disappearance. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Scott grew up in Henry County and later returned to Ohio, where he was charged with killing a man believed to be harboring his teenage son. With more than 10 years of writing experience and a background in news reporting for Ohio newspapers, she's published pieces in multiple print and online publications. James Goff has been sentenced to death for the Sept. 15, 1994 murder of 88-year-old Myrtle Rutledge at her house in Wilmington. Theres no doubt he was involved in the murders of Mansfield and Martin, but the facts and evidence in those cases support that he used accomplices. Today, it remains unsolved. James Serey, 26, And Children, Age, 4, and 1, Fatally Shot., The terribly sad story reads, A 26-year-old Hutchinson mother shot her two young sons to death in the living room of her home yesterday afternoon and then turned the .38 caliber revolver on herself, inflicting a head wound which resulted in her death several hours later., The wife of James Serey was described by The Logan Banner as an attractive brunette and former member of the Womens Army Corps.. Crime Map. There's actors, businessmen, philanthropists, war heroes and industrialists, but there's another side, a seedier side that includes criminals, mass murderers, crooked politicians and cult leaders. In light of Kruegers egregious lies and the importance of the details relating to the T-shirt, that evidence most assuredly did not disappear (if its really missing) by accident, and it also didnt sprout legs and walk out of the LPD on its own. Additionally, a man later came forward claiming that he was the reincarnation of Sandra's boyfriend and that he had several of the same memories that Georgia had. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As we showed you earlier this month, the Buckeye state has its share of famous natives. He and five other inmates used shanks to threaten a guard during a break-in to the 17-year-old victim's cell on April 25, 1996. Peggy Louise Casey, age 39, was brutally murdered on 04-02-94. Neighbors who rushed to the home after hearing the shots found the four-year-old dead on the sofa and the baby also lying on the couch. Litteral killed and robbed a former World War I veteran the previous year. A few months later, in early March, a cunning cat burglar climbed a ladder to a second floor rear window of the Lincoln PD and stole the recovered B.C. Quattlebaum was arrested after investigators found her body bound and wrapped in a blanket at their house. Welch conspired with Hand in the unsolved murders of Hands first two wives in 1976 and 1979, witnesses said at trial. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Goff had delivered furniture to the house earlier that day and went back to commit a robbery, according to court records. More Jimmy Hoffa. No part of these e-books may be copied, reproduced, sold, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author. His lies have demonstrated a clear intent to obstruct justice and cover-up critical information connected to vital blood evidence in an unsolved murder. Matthew Hoffman avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to the 2010 murders of two women and an 11-year-old boy. On Dec. 21, 1983, her husband, Richard Zastudil, left for work about 7:15 a.m. and her kids got on the school bus an hour later. Bonnie J. Thompson, Investigative Writer/Author(Copyright 2013, 2015, 2017). Someone had shot the couple to death at Ohio's Berlin Reservoir. Ruth disappeared on a weekday during morning hours, sometime around 9:15. In 2 hours, the Logan County Sheriff's department ruled the case a murder suicide and that Scott had killed his family before killing himself with a .22 caliber rifle. White, whose husband had been killed at Delbarton the year before, was clad only in underclothes and was found just inside the cabin door with three bullet holes in her head one above each eye and one high on the forehead, forming a triangle. Historians Don't Actually Believe Frank Sheeran Killed Jimmy Hoffa. Cleveland.com reporter Patrick Cooley contributed to this story. He is also a suspect in several other deaths, officials said. Drabing pled insanity, which prevented him from implicating others in the crime. The Murder of Joseph Kupchik. The Coshocton farm where Cletus Reese buried the bodies of three men he killed became known as Murder Ridge.. Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane killed three students and wounded three others when he opened fire at the school on Feb. 27, 2012. He has been sentenced to life in prison. The 1986 murder of Theresa Ann Woods, the 1963 murder of Irene Wilson, the 1982 murder of LaRoy Earl Gorman, and the 2008 murder of Judith Lynn Petty are among the unsolved central West Virginia murders, in addition to the 1945 kidnapping and mysterious disappearance of the Sodder Children. Mansfield denied involvement in the burglary and said he knew nothing about the stolen guitar, but he was arrested and charged with Theft By Possession. The White male total Rose 103 per cent the Black male total 83 per cent. I saw Rick Jones regularly while we were both employed at the courthouse. Russell Smrekar died in October 2011. Both were shot in the back. Investigators haven't named a suspect and won't tell whether they know why the murders happened. Rich guitar out of the evidence room. They were indicted in 2003 and later pleaded guilty to child abuse charges. The woman later found the boy bludgeoned to death in her house. In 2007, he accepted a plea bargain that led to his release from prison and return to his native Scotland. I was seated in my car nearby and witnessed what happened. Search Ohio homicide victims by name, city or keywords. However, to name but a very few, we should list the 1917 shooting death of young Frank Kazee by Don Chafin, former 1912 sheriff of Logan, who would again be elected in 1920 after sitting out the required four years prior and serving as county clerk at the time that he shot backseat passenger Kazee over what today would be described as road rage. Chafin, of course, was declared not guilty by a jury. Id previously met with Drabing at Menard in August 2004, but after the life-threatening, suspicious circumstances that unfolded on that day, I was in no hurry to meet with Smrekar. Surveillance video showed him shoot both at a sportsman's association clubhouse in Carey, according to The Courier of Findlay. 47 Years Since the Disappearance of Michael Mansfield why have authorities failed to investigate important new leads? My father, Logan County States Attorney Roger W. Thompson (1972-1980), alerted authorities the morning of Oct. 10th that Jay Fry and Ruth Martin were witnesses in the Kroger shoplifting case. Mundt's DNA linked him to the crime. It was there that I witnessed Drabing and his two close friends, Pat Hanley and Rick Jones, get into three separate confrontations with Lloyd and Phyllis Schneider. But the discovery of his plot led to his execution. Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ariel Castro are just a few of the criminals who've called Ohio home. Kevin Neal has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1997 murders of his 11-year-old stepdaughter and his 4-year-old stepson. Incident location: Lockbourne, Ohio - Franklin County . The greatest hindrance in 76 was that forensic capabilities were not what they are today, but there are other bothersome things that I cant explain. Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire at their high school on April 20, 1999, killing 13 people and wounding two-dozen others before committing suicide. His lies have demonstrated a clear intent to obstruct justice and cover-up critical information connected to vital blood evidence in an, A brutal triple homicide also occurred in the middle of all this. One of the more recognizable murders in Logan that most people of today can identify with is that of young Mamie Thurman; her devilish murder occurring in 1932 and leaving many unanswered questions still today. 1984 Leslie Cross. It is the right thing to do. Ashland County Sheriff's Office via The Times Gazette via AP. Dowdel has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Fischer killed Abi Matthews at her Malta home in 2009. Ted Strickland cited a lack of physical evidence in the case when he commuted Spirko's death sentence in 2008, according to The Toledo Blade. The notorious bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd committed crimes across the U.S. and became the FBI's Public Enemy No. On New Years Eve, at approximately 2 PM, Michael answered the phone at his parents house. Taylors husband found her beaten and apparently raped at their home on Oct. 29, 1966. Kruegers lies have been exceptionally, Back in 76, crime lab analysis was unable to determine the exact blood type on the T-shirt, but with todays technological advancements DNA testing could yield important findings with respect to the blood and possible perspiration that existed in the cotton material. When Stacy recovered enough to speak, she was asked who shot her. Seven adults and a teenage boy were found shot to death at four homes in the southern Ohio community. He apparently didnt say what he did with Mansfield. Fischer has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder. In 2009, a Lorain County judge sentenced him to at least 23 years in prison. The bodies were found by Ellis McCoy, who was said to have lived near the cabin. beside of it, which became the unofficial name of the signal. Both women are still living, and one cant seem to keep her stories straight. Detectives arrested him the next week, but his 2006 escape from prison earned him a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. BURIED TRUTH The Unabridged Trilogy Copyright 2013, 2015, 2017 By Bonnie J. Thompson. Harrison had been raped and strangled before investigators found her body six days later. Worley had already been charged with abducting the. During the last few weeks Ive written about the 1969 double murders of Justice of the Peace Ezra Butcher and a woman with him at the time of the shootings. But FBI agent Melvin Purvis pursued Floyd to a farm outside East Liverpool. She was partially clothed and had been beaten and strangled. I witnessed suspicious events and circumstances surrounding the Schneider murders that caused me to believe Drabing, The finalconfrontation was the most heated, and it was an enraged Pat Hanley who threatened toget and. Georgia Rudolph of Macon, Georgia claims she is the reincarnated spirit of a Marietta woman named Sandra J. Jenkins, who commited suicide in 1911.