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David John Ernest Carpenter-Kohler

Case from Barberton, OH dated Dec 31, 2013

Victim Details

David John Ernest Carpenter-Kohler

Male

White / Caucasian

Barberton

OH

2013-12-31

14

David

John Ernest Carpenter-Kohler

06/29/2026

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David John Ernest Carpenter-Kohler, a 14-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Barberton, OH, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2013. David, along with his 18-year-old sister Ashley Carpenter and their father John Kohler, were victims of a home invasion that occurred on New Year's Eve. The incident took place at their father's home on Seventh Street Northeast in Barberton.

The suspects in this case, brothers Michael Deon Hendon, 22, and Eric Donta Hendon, 30, both of Akron, wer ...
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