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Rachel E. Reutzel

Case from Lewis-center, OH dated Dec 04, 2016

Victim Details

Rachel E. Reutzel

Female

White / Caucasian

Lewis-center

OH

2016-12-04

33

Rachel

E. Reutzel

06/22/2026

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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 ...
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  • WSYX: Lewis Center man killed wife, then himself, investigators believe
  • WJHL: Milligan College graduate killed in Ohio murder-suicide
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