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Charles Kevin Blankenship

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Aug 01, 1995

Victim Details

Charles Kevin Blankenship

Male

Cincinnati

OH

1995-08-01

20

Charles

Kevin Blankenship

07/07/2026

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On August 1, 1995, Charles Kevin Blankenship, a 24-year-old male from Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot and killed by his neighbor, Charles Cole. The incident occurred on the front porch of Cole's house in the South Fairmount neighborhood. The murder was captured on Cole's home security system, which recorded Cole firing four shots at Blankenship as he approached the porch. Blankenship succumbed to his injuries on the scene.

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