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Timothy Sheehan

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Aug 27, 1982

Victim Details

Timothy Sheehan

Male

White / Caucasian

Cleveland

OH

1982-08-27

Timothy

Sheehan

06/26/2026

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Timothy Sheehan, a 49-year-old Irish immigrant and maintenance supervisor at Cleveland State University, was tragically killed on August 27, 1982. His death was part of a series of murders committed by Frank Spisak, a cross-dressing Nazi sympathizer who targeted individuals on the university campus. Sheehan was shot multiple times in a restroom at Cleveland State University, and his body was discovered by a security guard who had been searching for him after he failed to answer his beeper page. ...
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  • Smith v. Spisak - Wikipedia
  • The Long Goodbye - Cleveland Magazine
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