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Lester Eubanks Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Ohio on Dec 07, 1973

Victim Details

Jan 07, 2019

Jan 18, 2024

Lester

Eubanks

82

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

9853

Black

Brown

Brown

08/18/2026


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On a cold day in December of 1973, a then 30-year-old male by the name of Lester Eubanks vanished while on a temporary furlough for Christmas shopping in Columbus, Ohio, and has not been seen by authorities since. Eubanks was an inmate at the Ohio State Penitentiary, serving a life sentence for the 1965 murder of a 14-year-old girl named Mary Ellen Deener. His initial death sentence had been commuted to life in prison in 1972 when the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. Due t ...
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Last Seen: Dec 07, 1973

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    Has anyone else been following the Lester Eubanks case? I find it mind-boggling that someone with su... ...Read More
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