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1965–1966 Columbus murders

Year
1965
Where
Ohio
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

The Columbus murders are a series of shootings that occurred in Columbus, Ohio, and its surrounding areas between 1965 and 1966, leaving three men dead in a span of four shootings. The male victims were connected to one another via ballistic evidence, but despite one of the victim's survival and a facial composite being drawn of his assailant, no suspect was ever identified and all cases remain cold to this day.

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