Killing of Kurt Sova
- Year
- 1981
- Where
- Newburgh Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Source
- Ohio Attorney General
- Evidence
- 1
Kurt Sova was killed in Newburgh Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on October 23, 1981. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3223.
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Podcast episodes
- The Mysterious Death of Kurt SovaUnsolved Mysteries Rewind · 2022
- #6 What Happened Kurt Sova?Weeknight Mysteries Podcast · 2025
- Unsolved: Kurt Sova, The Last Halloween PartyCrime House 24/7 · 2026
- The Death of Kurt SovaLongBall Presents... · 2019
- 111. SWAC SNACK: Kurt Sova Revisited- Exclusive interview with Chief John Majoy Part 2 of 2Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) · 2026
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