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John Hardaway

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Jun 04, 1982

Victim Details

John Hardaway

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

1982-06-04

John

Hardaway

07/08/2026

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John Hardaway, a 57-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on June 4, 1982, in Cleveland, Ohio. Hardaway was a regular patron of the Black Horse Café on Madison and West 117th, where he was shot seven times by Frank Spisak Jr., a 31-year-old man with a history of neo-Nazi affiliations. Spisak was on a shooting spree targeting individuals he deemed undesirable, and Hardaway was one of his victims.

Spisak was arrested shortly after the murder of Hardaway and was late ...
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  • Smith v. Spisak - Wikipedia
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