I was seated in my car nearby and witnessed what happened. 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. 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. If your interested in cold cases, you may find yourself wondering about how many unsolved murders in US a year. Jacob Nesbitt initially received a lifetime prison sentence but was released after 10 years, according to the New York Daily News. Irwin said the Cold Case Unit is investigating the case at the request of Fairfield police. 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. Hand claimed he shot Welch in self-defense after Welch broke into his house and shot his wife. That information was/is remarkably compelling, yet it was not spelled out in detail in the typewritten lab report, the only crime lab report that existed in my fathers old files in 2001/2002. 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. 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. Shane Roush has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a shootout that seriously injured a Morrow County Sheriff's deputy in 2010. Georgia claimed that she had strange visions since she was a child about a woman and the 1900s. The evidence encircling the T-shirt also supports that the person(s) who tried to destroy the shirt had been inside the Martin Catalina. The April 2016 murders of. 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.. To request that an unsolved homicide be included in BCI's statewide database and featured on this website, Ohio law enforcement agencies should contact BCI at 855-BCI-OHIO (224-6446) or e-mail OhioUnsolvedHomicides@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov and reference Ohio Unsolved Homicides. Her 16-year-old brother reported Cheryl in March 1978. Worley had already been charged with abducting the. Ralph Ash has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for the murder of his ex-wife Tracy Heskett of Lewisville. McKnight was arrested in 2008 and subsequently confessed to the slayings. After Cincinnati police received a call saying Herman Brown had not been seen in a long time, officers were dispatched to the 46-year-old's apartment at 2572 Sarvis Court. Charles Hart became one of Paulding County's earliest recorded executions when he hanged in 1895. 1984 Leslie Cross. The Ohio Attorney Generals Office has created a new cold case unit to investigate unsolved crimes, and it is looking at several area cases of note. According to . Crime Scene: Cleveland, Feb. 12, 2006. PLEASE NOTE: BURIED TRUTH The Unabridged Trilogy Copyright 2013, 2015, 2017 By Bonnie J. Thompson. No part of these e-books may be copied, reproduced, sold, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author. 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. But it was taken away from her." The material used to soak up the blood was not found inside the Martin garage or the residence. Goff had delivered furniture to the house earlier that day and went back to commit a robbery, according to court records. Their bodies were found days later in a field near a local cemetery. 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. Carol Zastudils page from the Unsolved Homicides Database. On October 18, Smrekar and three of his friends were at the Logan County Courthouse for a hearing on the Kroger case, and Russell was arrested for the Fry double homicide. Historians are divided as to whether Floyd participated in the Kansas City massacre that killed four law enforcement officers in 1933. The burglary case was then dismissed with leave to reinstate, and Smrekar was refunded $450. Traficant died in 2014 of injuries from a tractor accident at his daughters farm. Steubenville High School football players Ma'lik Richmond and Trent Mays both 16 at the time were convicted in juvenile court for the Aug. 11, 2012 rape of a West Virginia girl. Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Logan County violent crime is 11.1. On July 22, 1981, Herbert, 14, headed for the nearby Tag Market, at 9110 Dublin Road. CLEVELAND A couple from Canton has been desperate for answers after their elderly loved one was brutally murdered in a small Ohio town. But she shot herself Oct. 2, 2000 as investigators arrived at her home, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said. Neither Krueger nor the Lincoln PD will account for its whereabouts they are remaining silent. Nancy Theobald's body was found in. 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. It's never been solved. Travis Lee Fischer was just 17 years old when he raped and killed a woman authorities described as being like a mother to him. 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. The notorious bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd committed crimes across the U.S. and became the FBI's Public Enemy No. Husband and wife Michael and Sharon Gravelle adopted 11 special needs children but kept them in cages at their Clarksfield Township home. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Lillian "Ginger" Tailford Belt spent nearly two decades overseeing a popular brothel in Ottawa County. Peggy Louise Casey, age 39, was brutally murdered on 04-02-94. I knew the whole family, and the Schneider triple homicide is what set me on this path for truth and justice. Matthew Hoffman avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to the 2010 murders of two women and an 11-year-old boy. Dillinger robbed two-dozen banks and four police stations and twice escaped jail before being killed in a shootout outside a Chicago theater in 1934. She was subpoenaed for the second trial, but it was declared a mistrial before she testified. She would be the only survivor. Search for: View All Cold Cases. He writes a weekly column for HD Media. (The US average is 35.4) NOTE: The city of Logan, Ohio does not have FBI Crime Statistics. I believe the cover-up began with the Martin case and then escalated and deepened with the event of the Schneider murders. He committed suicide a month into his prison term. Cepec became the first person to receive the death penalty in Medina County in 60 years, according to The Medina Gazette. The writer was never revealed. Juan Kinley hacked his girlfriend and her 12-year-old son to death with a machete on Jan. 10, 1989. According to the reports filed that day, and later, the county sheriff's office received a report at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 30, 2005, that the patrol responded to a traffic crash . He has been sentenced to life in prison. It is also of importance because it was a historical juncture in local television history as a Huntington television station WSAZ-TV received permits for installation of equipment that made it the most powerful television station in the world. 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. The unit offers new forensic analysis and investigative resources, according to Steve Irwin, BCI spokesman. The Blair Mountain Battle would come later in 1921 with numerous deaths being declared on both sides of the calamity that featured the infamous sheriff Don Chafin. Evidence showed that, in addition to other injuries, Raymond had been dragged by a car. She was last seen at 1:15 a.m. near Fifth and Madison in Covington, Kentucky, attempting to obtain a ride to her home in Latonia, Kentucky. 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. April is the Ohio staff writer for Only in Your State. Fortune-teller Andrew F. Tyler committed the county's first murder and was executed in the county's only recorded hanging in 1849, according to The Bryan Times. Each of the identified victims were suspected to be prostitutes, and each of those women were believed to work at truck stops. Cepec has appealed the death sentence to the Ohio Supreme Court. 37 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. The prisoners controlled the Lucasville facility for 11 days the longest prison uprising in U.S. history before authorities regained control. Anyone With A Heart Will Love The New Ohio Law That Just Went Into Effect, The 15 Downright Scariest Things To Ever Come Out Of Ohio, History Has Forgotten This Bizarre Ohio Event From 90 Years Ago. Hays was stripped of his committee chairmanship and resigned months later. Newton strangled the 27-year-old man with a cloth after the two fought over a chess match. Two young women savagely murdered and dumped. 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. Clearly, these murders should be reinvestigated by agencies outside Logan County, for many obvious and warranted reasons. 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. They are continuing to ignore the letters written by my fathers former assistants from 76, John Foltz and Pat Chesley, advising that reinvestigation of the Martin and Schneider cases is warranted and the right thing to do. Additionally, they are resisting my calls for official reinvestigation and DNA testing of evidence thats never been tested. The victims, Melvin Baisden, 74, Ervin Johnson Schoolcraft, 51, and 22-year-old Vicie Lucinda (Lilly) White, a widow from Varney in Mingo County, were found the morning of June 15 in a one-room cabin near the Pecks Mill location. Get Alerts Map; Browse By State; Submit a Crime Tip Square with arrow pointing upper right. When Smrekar returned to campus from Joliet, he was also arrested for felony Theft Over $150. Additional evidence collected with the white T-shirt linked to similar evidence inside the Martin Catalina in Bloomington. The previous year he lured a 9-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister into the woods. The new unit based at the. James Goff has been sentenced to death for the Sept. 15, 1994 murder of 88-year-old Myrtle Rutledge at her house in Wilmington. There are numerous tales of murder that exist in the files of The Logan Banner. Each victim leaves two young daughters behind. The bloody T-shirt was the most important evidence collected in the Ruth Martin case. She was going to live a great life. 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. 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. He disappeared 6 days before his scheduled court hearing in the Lincoln College burglary case. Login; Logan County, OH Area Cold Cases. It seems obvious to me why theyre resisting because I opened a HUGE can of worms, and I think theyd prefer the public not know all the facts. 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. Dover-born Mark Dean Schwab relocated to Florida, where he raped a 13-year-old boy in 1987 and raped and murdered an 11-year-old boy in 1991. When Drabing fled the bloodbath, he ran across the Schneiders recently mowed, expansive front lawn toward the gravel road in front of their property. 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. Former Lucas County Republican Party chairman Tom Noe is serving 18 years in prison for taking $13.7 million from $50 million the state's Bureau of Worker's Compensation invested in rare-coin funds. During this passage of time, Krueger should have been investigated and interrogated about the bloody T-shirt and his blatant lies to former States Attorney Thompson and to me. McCoy told police that he heard only three shots during the night. Ten-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was abducted from the Bay Village Shopping Center on Oct. 27, 1989. The pair served time in juvenile detention centers and have since been released. 1 after John Dillinger's death in 1934. 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. Dwight Williamson: Logan County history filled with unsolved murders. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. I was on Russells visitors list and had tentative plans to meet with him at Menard. 04-17-94. For women the figures were or 140 per cent. Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer pleaded not guilty to dozens of drug and theft charges Aug. 24, 2016. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. He is now serving nine consecutive life sentences at Corcoran State Prison. Lead agency: Cincinnati Police Department. 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. Maurer, whos now unfortunately deceased, claimed in March of 2002 that he didnt know anything about a T-shirt. Lundgren was executed in 2006. Sheriff Henry declared the mystery solved: "It was horribly tragic, a murder/suicide case."Three days later, Stacy woke up in intensive care. She testified that Brent Anderson attacked her after she accused him of molesting their son, according to The Toledo Blade. He convinced an accomplice to lure a child into the woods and feed her arsenic laced-candy. It was a hair-raising experience, and I told my father and others about what I witnessed before the murders occurred. The facts and details relating to it are startling, and this monumental evidence seems to provide a highly probable link to the Schneider triple homicide. Mansfield failed to appear in court for the March hearing, and the matter was continued and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Gregory McKnight has been sentenced to death for the 2000 murder of Kenyon College student Emily Murray. On New Years Eve, at approximately 2 PM, Michael answered the phone at his parents house. The mob eventually overwhelmed deputies and guardsmen and lynched Mitchell outside the jail. Ashland County Sheriff's Office via The Times Gazette via AP. Federal agents captured Reese Bailey during a 1935 shootout at a Jackson County farmhouse. Then there is the 1930 murder of Logan Police Chief Roy Knotts, who was shot and killed on his first day on the job by Enoch Scaggs, a former Logan deputy and close ally of the Hatfield. Johnson threatened the woman with a knife and forced her to give him $1,000, claiming her son had been kidnapped. Following his arrest, information began to surface about another probable victim, Michael David Mansfield. Former U.S. Rep. Jim Traficant saw his career end in disgrace in 2002. 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. He also went outside to look for the two who escaped, but he couldnt find them either. 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. On Wednesday, August 18, 76, the day before the Schneiders demise, Jones approached me in the back of the circuit clerks office and told me with a smirk on his face, Somethin big and somethin bads gonna happen. The only big and bad thing that happened in Lincoln immediately following his ominous prediction was the Schneider triple homicide. The Coshocton farm where Cletus Reese buried the bodies of three men he killed became known as Murder Ridge.. He also claimed he rested for a bit. They found the 56-year-old dead inside in May 2005. Hensley later strangled a fellow prison inmate in 2002, according to the Associated Press. 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. The Kirtland cult leader claimed God commanded him to kill the five members of the Avery family on April 17, 1989. We won't share it with anyone else. Democrat Wayne Hays served in U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1976 and was known for his firm rule of the Committee on House Administration. Autopsy reports released Wednesday in one of Ohio's most-notorious unsolved mass murders revealed the mysterious massacre was systematically executed - and brutal. 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. EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (WKBN) For over 46 years, Rhoda Monigold has had a hole in her heart. John Dean was born in Akron and grew up in Marion before he served as counsel to President Richard Nixon. Historians believe McAdams described as a peculiar girl with cold eyes poisoned their food. Herman Browns page from the Unsolved Homicides Database. Kenneth Richey spent more than two decades on Ohio's death row for setting a fire that killed a 2-year-old girl in 1987. Blood and a mutilated spent .22 caliber bullet were found in the Martin garage. Investigators found the body of Heskett who disappeared on Valentine's Day in 2015 in a burn barrel on Ash's property. John C. Stojetz has been sentenced to death for masterminding the murder of a black inmate at the Madison Correction Facility. That is an out-and-out LIE. Witnesses reported seeing her with a man who walked her through the parking lot. The signal has never been detected again. Seven adults and a teenage boy were found shot to death at four homes in the southern Ohio community. Cold cases and unsolved crimes in Logan County, OH. 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. 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. Im asking the public and the media those of you reading this to take an interest in these unsolved/unresolved murders Ive been reinvestigating for nearly 20 years. 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. It is this documentation that allows people like me to relay to others those dark segments of our local past that some may wish to keep buried away. 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. Sheriff's deputies called in the guardsmen to protect Mitchell from a mob outside the jail, according to The New York Times. Robert Anthony Buell abducted Krista Lea Harrison from a Marshallville park on July 17, 1982. He pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. John Warren Parsons shot and killed Chillicothe police officer Larry R. Cox while fleeing a gas station robbery in 2005. Historians Don't Actually Believe Frank Sheeran Killed Jimmy Hoffa. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. On June 8th, 76, a family fishing in Kickapoo Creek Park (located a short distance across the highway from the Martin subdivision) found a partially burned, bloody T-shirt lying on a sandbar in the creek. Michelle Bica kidnapped the pregnant Theresa Andrews, shot her and cut her baby from her womb on Sept. 27, 2000 in Ravenna. True Facts & Findings Copyright 2004, 2015 By Bonnie J. Thompson. Hall, who suffered a brain injury as a child, was ruled incompetent to stand trial. On Aug. 4, 2016, a property owner was mowing grass between a wooded area and Alderlick Road in Wayne Township when he came across the body of 26-year-old Samantha Jo Stewart. Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer lived in Bath and graduated in 1978 from Revere High School. Cunningham and Jackson are in custody at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. On September 18, 75, Smrekar stole 150 record albums and an expensive B.C. He was released from prison in 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. 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.