ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Franklin County, OH
Unsolved: Franklin Rader (1995)
Franklin Rader was killed near Willow Bend in Franklin County, OH in 1995. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1995
Deputies responded to a call at Willow Bend and found the victim already dead.
- 1999
Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.
- 2019
DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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