ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Hamilton County, OH

The Blackthorn Homicide (1964)

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

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Steel bridge over dark water under a grey sky
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  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. 1983

    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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tidewaterYesterday

County weather records contradict the stated ground conditions in the scene report. That changes the tyre impression reading.

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mapsandtime5 hours ago

The bus terminal manifest for that week survives in a transit archive. It has never been cross-checked against the suspect list.

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