October 12, 2015Chillicothe, OhioRebecca Cade (31) is beaten and stabbed to death On October 12, Cade and several others joined together for an outdoor party around a bonfire. Sometime during the evening, Cade was attacked with a rock and a knife. She fled her attacker and attempted to jump over a large chain-link fence surrounding…
Teen stabs, shoots mother after argument
April 6, 2017 Champaign County, Ohio Donovan Nicholas (14) stabs his mother Heidi Fay Taylor (40) over 60 times and shoots her in the head Taylor was not married to Nicholas’ father nor was she Nicholas’ biological mother, though she had been the sole mother figure in his life and Nicholas called her “mom.” The…
Girl goes missing while walking dog; her body remains missing
February 7, 1999 Kettering, Ohio Erica Baker (9, pictured) disappears while walking a dog Baker took a dog for a walk around 4 p.m. on February 7, 1999, though the dog later returned alone. Thorough searches were performed but Baker, alive or dead, was never found. The case received its first lead in 5 years…
Teen beats man with pickle jar, stabs him 55 times, allegedly in response to a sexual advance
January 22, 2010 North Ridgeville, Ohio Daniel Kovarbasich (16) beats Duane Hurley (55) with a pickle jar then stabs him repeatedly Hurley had been a friend of the Kovarbasich family for approximately 4 years. Daniel Kovarbasich alleged that during this time Hurley molested him. According to Kovarbasich, Hurley would grant favors or buy gifts in…
Man dies in botched execution for the murder of a woman
January 16, 2014 Lucasville, Ohio Dennis McGuire (pictured) is executed for murder, though his execution is botched Joy Stewart was last seen alive on February 11, 1989 as she accepted a ride from McGuire. At the time, she was 8 months pregnant with her son Carl. Stewart’s body was found the following day in a…
