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Rachel E. Reutzel

Death by Force
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Rachel E. Reutzel, a 33-year-old woman from Lewis Center, Ohio, tragically died on December 4, 2016. She and her husband, Todd Reutzel, 41, were found dead in what investigators believe to be a murder-suicide. The bodies were discovered by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office at the Lewis Center access road to Alum Creek Beach. Rachel was found inside the family vehicle, while Todd's body was located about 75 yards away. Both had gunshot wounds, and it is believed that Todd shot Rachel before tu ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Rachel E. Reutzel

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Lewis-center

    OH

    2016-12-04

    33

    Rachel

    E. Reutzel

    11/26/2025

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