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Marsha Thigpen

Case from Ripley, OH dated Aug 09, 2017

Victim Details

Marsha Thigpen

Female

White / Caucasian

Ripley

OH

2017-08-09

62

Marsha

Thigpen

06/25/2026

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Marsha Thigpen, a 62-year-old woman from Ripley, Ohio, tragically died on August 9, 2017. She was found unresponsive beside her pickup truck on Ripley-Day Hill Road. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. Marsha Thigpen was a graduate of The Ohio State University and was self-employed at the time of her death.

Following her death, an investigation was launched, and John Crum, an 83-year-old businessman from Peebles, Ohio, was arrested and charged with her mur ...
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  • WKRC: 83-year-old man arrested after 62-year-old woman found shot dead in Brown County
  • Woman found dead in Ripley | News Democrat
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