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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Cuyahoga County, OH

The Blackthorn Murders (1964)

Unsolved homicide from 1964 in Cuyahoga County, OH. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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  1. 1964

    Body discovered near Blackthorn; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1965

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1981

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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mapsandtime2 days ago

The evidence inventory lists a fibre sample that does not appear in any lab report. Where did it go?

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secondpass1 week ago

Nobody ever pulled the impound log for the second vehicle named in the neighbour's statement. It is a public record and still available.

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