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Horace Rickerson

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Feb 01, 1982

Victim Details

Reverend Horace Rickerson

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

1982-02-01

57

Horace

Rickerson

07/11/2026

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Reverend Horace Rickerson, a 57-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on February 1, 1982, at Cleveland State University. Rickerson was shot seven times by Frank Spisak, a Nazi sympathizer, in a restroom on the university campus. Spisak's motive was rooted in his racist and anti-Semitic beliefs, as he embarked on a shooting spree targeting individuals he deemed undesirable.

Spisak was later arrested and charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder, attempted murder, an ...
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  • Smith v. Spisak - Wikipedia
  • The Long Goodbye - Cleveland Magazine
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