The cars right front tire was completely flat and a substantial amount of blood was found on the trunk mat, but Ruth remained missing. He was finally declared dead seven years later in 1982, though his body was never recovered, and speculations as to what happened abound to this day. This is perplexing and makes me wonder if my father was fully aware of all the evidence in the Schneider case. John Dean was born in Akron and grew up in Marion before he served as counsel to President Richard Nixon. Low 37F. He is now serving nine consecutive life sentences at Corcoran State Prison. The harasser has never been seen and the police have no leads on who he or she may be, though it's possible a neighbor, "friend," or family member is the cause, given the degree of knowledge of the Wacker's that he or she had. Thompson, 19, was a University of Cincinnati freshman on spring break when she disappeared in the spring of 1978. Rich guitar out of the evidence room. 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. Whether this is a true example of reincarnation or not is unknown. There's at least one county we believe the most notorious person still hasn't been identified and remains at large. A Florida jury convicted him in 1992 and he died by lethal injection in 2008. 8 unsolved murders in the Miami Valley. It wasn't easy. No one has seen him since that cold December day. He also went outside to look for the two who escaped, but he couldnt find them either. Ehman circled the signal on the computer printout and wrote the comment "Wow!" Cutts is serving a sentence of life in prison. There is really no mistaking the link it provides. "She was an intelligent, attractive young woman. Regardless, in my humble opinion, If it happened, it is history. And history need not be entombed at least not forever. Kruegers lies have been exceptionally profound everything hes claimed about the T-shirt directly opposes established documented facts. Each served two years in prison. Baumeister is also suspected of killing approximately 10 others and leaving their bodies along the Interstate 70 corridor to Columbus including in Darke and Preble counties. Following the incident, Hanley tried to run me off the road and then he blocked a one-lane bridge with his truck, preventing me from crossing it. Charles Hart became one of Paulding County's earliest recorded executions when he hanged in 1895. Interestingly, the T-shirt is the only item of evidence in the Martin case thats allegedly MISSING from the Lincoln PD, without explanation. Quattlebaum committed suicide in prison in 2013, according to The Marietta Times. Their bodies were found days later in a field near a local cemetery. The new unit based at the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation reaches out to local law enforcement agencies to initiate a fresh look at unsolved cases. Georgia claimed that she had strange visions since she was a child about a woman and the 1900s. Bruce stabbed and strangled the three women, all of whom were known prostitutes, according to court records. Each of the identified victims were suspected to be prostitutes, and each of those women were believed to work at truck stops. These searches took additional time. You have permission to edit this article. The Troy resident claimed he found Frances Nesbitt dead in a bathtub but eventually confessed to the murder. Map Browse By State. Clearly, these murders should be reinvestigated by agencies, Bonnie J. Thompson, Investigative Writer/Author, (These books are available in eBook format only -. The death of Mrs. Serey was the 8th suicide of the year back in June 1952 a significant year in that it was a point in time when Logan County voters chose 9,311 to 2,745 to pass a referendum for using voting machines in future elections. All rights reserved (About Us). Grate could face the death penalty if he is convicted. Police found the couples toddler with injured in his crib, and Taylor died on the way to the hospital. Rick Jones was Judge Thorntons 21-year-old bailiffinthe courthouse the spring and summer of 76. And, while it took three years and some peculiar circumstances to resolve those murders, there has been one triple murder in Logan County that has never been solved. 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. 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. I saw Rick Jones regularly while we were both employed at the courthouse. Stojetz headed the Aryan Brotherhood at the prison, court records show. The Republican and former chairman of the House Administration Committee had been known as Mayor of Capitol Hill before he pleaded guilty to corruption charges. The Gallipolis native refused to testify in court marshal cases from the Abu Ghraib scandal and retired in 2006. Cepec has appealed the death sentence to the Ohio Supreme Court. She had been strangled. Cleveland.com reporter Patrick Cooley contributed to this story. Prior to 2002, not many people knew much, or anything, about it. Eight women were found murdered in the late 80s and 90s along major interstates in Ohio. When McClouds friends hadnt seen her for a few days, they grew worried and went to her apartment at 4996 Chatterton Road. I could go on and on, and I do in my trilogy,BURIED TRUTH, the most comprehensive account and reveal of the facts concerning the 1976 Logan County murders. Jones is still living, and so is Drabing. The cult duct-taped the victims, tossed them into a grave and shot them, according to The Plain Dealer. After being shot, Ruth was loaded into the trunk of her Pontiac Catalina, and the perpetrator(s) drove off with it and her body. She disappeared, Months later, on Oct. 9, 76, Jay Fry and his 3-months-pregnant wife, Robin, both 24, were shot-gunned to death in their home just 9 days prior to a scheduled hearing on the Kroger case. He was sentenced to life in prison for those crimes. Homicide date: Feb. 14, 2003. Prior to 2002, not many people knew much, or anything, about it. Hoffman beat one man with a frying pan, strangled two others with an electrical cord and shoelaces and attacked a fourth with a pry bar. Jacob Nesbitt initially received a lifetime prison sentence but was released after 10 years, according to the New York Daily News. Marvin Johnson is awaiting execution on Ohio's death row for the Aug. 15, 2003 rape and robbery of his ex-girlfriend and the murder of her son. 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. Ashland County Sheriff's Office via The Times Gazette via AP. Dennis McGuire's 1989 rape and murder of Joy Stewart earned him a death sentence. Ive devoted much of my life and financial resources to uncovering the truth in the hope of achieving complete justice for the murdered victims and their families some have never received justice of any kind. Smrekar, a known thief from upstate Joliet, IL, had been expelled from Lincoln College on September 25, 75, just prior to the October 1, 75 shoplifting. Ten-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was abducted from the Bay Village Shopping Center on Oct. 27, 1989. Of course, the 1800s also is the time period for the killings that took place during the world-renowned Hatfield-McCoy feud. Actually, though, it was not until The Logan Banner, then called the The Logan County Banner, came into existence in 1888 that news, including many murders, were documented in the form of newsprint. His alibi for the night of the Schneider murders was never fully corroborated. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. 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 apparently didnt say what he did with Mansfield. Each of the identified victims were suspected to be prostitutes, and each of those women were believed to work at truck stops. David Lance Bruce is serving a lifetime prison sentence for the murders of three women in Fairfield and Delaware counties during a three-month span in 2004 and 2005. When Stacy recovered enough to speak, she was asked who shot her. Her parents were both at their jobs. 1976 Logan County murders and probable cover-up Lincoln, IL realtor Ruth Louise Martin, 51, has been missing from her home since the morning of Wednesday, June 2, 1976. James Litteral became the first Athens County convict to be executed in 1930. He also claimed he rested for a bit. The third trial was scheduled for June 8, 76, but Ruth had disappeared and foul play was suspected, so the trial was, once again, continued. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. Since Ruths remains have never been found, I have serious questions about the LPDs haste to close the Martin case, particularly when the Lincoln PD has suspiciously claimed the bloody T-shirt is missing and facts prove detectives have lied about it. All Rights Reserved. The Murder of Joseph Kupchik. Scott claimed his gun accidentally fired and was acquitted at trial in 1881. April is the Ohio staff writer for Only in Your State. We didn't simply focus on convicted criminals (although the list has its share), instead we decided to focus on people who were noteworthy for nefarious reasons, but who were not necessarily found guilty of a crime. The bloody T-shirt found in the secluded location of the park was more than likely used to wipe up the blood on the garage floor. Hall, who suffered a brain injury as a child, was ruled incompetent to stand trial. Two days later, the Catalina was found abandoned in the parking lot of the Bloomington, IL Holiday Inn, 30-miles north of Lincoln. Ence Day and thanksgiving. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As we showed you earlier this month, the Buckeye state has its share of famous natives. He fled before Richard could get his gun loaded. Michelle Bica kidnapped the pregnant Theresa Andrews, shot her and cut her baby from her womb on Sept. 27, 2000 in Ravenna. As I look back, I can only assume that I was used as a bargaining chip by the murderer, Aaron Taylor wrote on a website dedicated to solving his mothers murder. Matthew Hoffman avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to the 2010 murders of two women and an 11-year-old boy. Fischer has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder. 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. After Fry and two store managers apprehended Smrekar in the parking lot, Ruth pulled out of her space and drove off and Fry retrieved the meat package that had been under her car. James Patrick Hanley was the Corporation Counsel for the Village of Skokie, IL (Cook County, Chicago) for some 13 years before he died in 2013, shortly before I released my trilogy. Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati but spent the better part of his childhood in West Virginia and various correctional institutions. He was never charged in either case but DNA evidence linked him to the older girl's death, according to The Independent. Fox received a death sentence and died by lethal injection in 2003. Marysville native Nathan Gale killed Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell Lance Albert who earlier founded Pantera and three others at a Dec. 8, 2004 concert in Columbus. The self-described angel of death claims he killed terminally ill or mortally injured patients to end their suffering from 1970 to 1987. Please SIGN THE PETITIONon this websitecalling for official reinvestigation and DNA testing of all applicable existing evidence in the Mansfield, Martin, and Schneider murder cases. Glossett, a lifelong Van Wert resident, had recently turned 25 years old when he was last seen in 2016. Cunningham and Jackson are in custody at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. Police are still searching for a serial killer who is suspected of murdering at least eight prostitutes throughout the state. Bowling Green native Richard Edwin Fox lured Leslie Renae Keckler to a local motel where he strangled and stabbed the 18-year-old woman on Sept. 26, 1989. John Hedrick killed seven people before being executed in 1926 for the murder of James McCumber of Meigs County. 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. Officers said Mrs. Serey had been despondent since the birth of her last child. She was going to live a great life. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Farmhand Louis Hand executed at 17 years old in 1944 is among the youngest people executed in state history. He disappeared, The same day Mansfield disappeared, the burglary matter was continued to March (unbeknownst to Mansfield and Smrekar) because the two female students whose dorm room had been burgled were still on their European vacation. 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. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. The mob eventually overwhelmed deputies and guardsmen and lynched Mitchell outside the jail. Blood and a mutilated spent .22 caliber bullet were found in the Martin garage. I never heard Drabing or Jones say a word, but they were right beside Hanley, in Hanleys Chevy pickup, when the exchange took place. The 18-year-old then killed himself. John Warren Parsons shot and killed Chillicothe police officer Larry R. Cox while fleeing a gas station robbery in 2005. Evidence showed that, in addition to other injuries, Raymond had been dragged by a car. (NewsNation) The murder clearance rate hit an all-time low in 2020, and data analyzed by a nonprofit shows that trend continued last year. The following are what we consider to be some of the creepiest, strangest and most unsettling unsolved mysteries that have taken place in the state. That hole has been there since the murder of her sister, Linda Morris, 22, and niece, Angela Lynn, 4. When Drabing fled the bloodbath, he ran across the Schneiders recently mowed, expansive front lawn toward the gravel road in front of their property. We won't share it with anyone else. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. The Evidence Receipt confirms the T-shirt was returned to the LPD on July 1, 76, and Krueger is the one who signed off for its return. Baumeister escaped to Ontario, Canada and committed suicide before police could take him into custody, according to The New York Times. Anita Taylors page from the Unsolved Homicides Database. Reese spent 11 years in a state asylum before he died in 1966, according to the New York Daily News. Dwight Williamson serves as magistrate in Logan County. I was 19 and a deputy circuit clerk at the Logan County courthouse in76 when Ruth Martin disappeared and the Schneiders were so horrifically slain. Lawrence Hensley killed three teenage girls and a Bible studies teacher in 1999. In 2007, he accepted a plea bargain that led to his release from prison and return to his native Scotland. When Carols son got sick at school, her husband picked him up and took his step-son home where they found Carol dead in her daughters room. 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. Nancy Theobald's body was found in. To obtain these books by any other means than through the author or this website is copyright infringement and punishable bylaw. Theres no other way to put it the Indians were murdered. For those persons who, like myself, have been intrigued by the Mamie Thurman story perhaps even at one time or another trekking through Logan Memorial Park at McConnell searching for Mamies unmarked grave you might need to know that on your next trip to the once popular and now abandoned 20-acre cemetery, you might want to pay homage to the gravesites of two children (James and Kenneth) and their mother, Mrs., James Serey. (These books are available in eBook format only - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC required). Also known as the Cleveland Torso Murderer, this unidentified serial killer murdered and dismembered at least twelve victims from among the homeless in Clevelandmany of whom remain unidentified to this day. According to investigators, on Sunday, May 29th 2005, the morning he was to graduate high school, Scott Moody walked across his family's failing dairy farm to his grandparents' farmhouse and shot them both dead with a .22-caliber rifle. William A. Krueger and Thomas Maurer were the leading Lincoln PD detectives assigned to the Martin case in 76, and both men lied to me about the facts pertaining to the T-shirt. It was a hair-raising experience, and I told my father and others about what I witnessed before the murders occurred. The new unit based at the. 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. Mastronardi and his insurance company also paid $3 million to Brabanders family, according to The Plain Dealer. Drabing claimed he parked his car a mile to 2 miles from the Schneider residence and walked through fields to get to their house. Fourteen-year-old Leslie Cross was murdered in a violent, vicious way on Oct. 29, 1984. t happened in an apartment building on Libby Road in Bedford Heights. Steven Cepec has been sentenced to death for the June 3, 2010 murder of Paul Munz in Chatham Township. Prior to the stabbings of Lloyd, Phyllis and Terri, two witnesses escaped through a bedroom window: the youngest Schneider daughter, 16, and Terri Schneiders boyfriend, 20. Sheriff Henry declared the mystery solved: "It was horribly tragic, a murder/suicide case."Three days later, Stacy woke up in intensive care. The April 2016 murders of. Hopedale resident Matthew Dowdel committed Harrison County's first murder in more than a decade when he killed Joe Strother in 2014. Former Law Enforcement Present Misleading Information in the 1976 Schneider Triple Homicide. Ted, who was studying engineering at Ohio State University at the time of Vicki's murder in 1981, said he and his sister were a lot alike. Smrekar was arrested and charged with Theft Under $150, and Fry became a key witness in the case. Crime in Logan County, Ohio. Historians believe McAdams described as a peculiar girl with cold eyes poisoned their food. The Berlin Reservoir killings: Two hunters in Deerfield County, Ohio came across a disturbing scene.