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Crista Virginia Nitz

Case from Middletown, OH dated Apr 30, 2017

Victim Details

Crista Virginia Nitz

Female

White / Caucasian

Middletown

OH

2017-04-30

41

Crista

Virginia Nitz

06/21/2026

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Crista Virginia Nitz, a 41-year-old woman from Middletown, Ohio, tragically died on April 30, 2017. She was found dead in her bathroom by her 11-year-old daughter, who had called the police after hearing a loud sound and finding her mother shot in the head. Crista and her husband, Bobby Jo Nitz, had been arguing before the incident. Bobby Jo Nitz fled the scene on his motorcycle but was later arrested in Meigs County after a chase.

Bobby Jo Nitz was charged with murder in Crista's death. ...
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  • Middletown police charge man with murder in wife's death - WCPO
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