Lester Eubanks

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Case Description
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Lester Eubanks, age 30 at the time, disappeared on December 7, 1973, from Columbus, Ohio, under extraordinary circumstances. Eubanks was serving a life sentence at the Ohio State Penitentiary for the murder of 14-year-old Mary Ellen Deener in 1965. Despite his violent crime, Eubanks was granted participation in a temporary honor furlough program, allowing him to go Christmas shopping unsupervised at a mall in Columbus. While on this outing, Eubanks escaped custody and has not been seen since. ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 07, 1973
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    Victim Details

    Jan 07, 2019

    Jan 18, 2024

    Lester

    Eubanks

    80

    30

    71 inches

    175 lbs

    Black / African American

    Male

    Dec 07, 1973

    Columbus

    Ohio

    Franklin County

    No

    45563

    Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation

    London

    Ohio

    Madison County

    43140

    Samantha Molnar

    Criminal Intelligence Analyst

    1560 State Route 56 Southwest, Ohio

    State

    Law Enforcement

    United States Marshals Service

    Black

    Brown

    Brown

    09/29/2024


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    Does anyone know where Lester was last seen?... ...Read More
    06/29/2023
    I find it concerning that there has not been sufficient media coverage surrounding the case of Leste... ...Read More
    04/03/2023