Killing of David Watson
- Year
- 2000
- Where
- Akron, Summit County, Ohio
- Source
- Ohio Attorney General
- Evidence
- 1
David Watson was killed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on October 26, 2000. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1869.
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- The David Watson Podcast #169 A stiff drink and I cry, the amazing stories of a National Geographic PhotographerDavid Watson · 2024
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- The David Watson Podcast #238 What If Your Worst Memories Never Happened? (Timothy Hunt)David Watson · 2026
- The David Watson Podcast #207 When your searching for somewhere to belongDavid Watson · 2025
- The David Watson Podcast #188 This is Texas, but with Cherry Coke, oh! And I travelled the worldDavid Watson · 2025
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- Bob Brant, patriot and spy : a tale of the war in the westText · 1864
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard CollegeText · 1964
- Investigation of Communist activities in the State of Michigan. HearingsText · 1954
- Investigation of Communist activities in the New Haven, Conn., area. HearingsText · 1956
- The three chancesText · 1858
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