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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 ...Read More
Spisak was later arrested and charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder, attempted murder, an ...Read More
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Reverend Horace Rickerson
Male
Black / African American
Cleveland
OH
1982-02-01
57
Horace
Rickerson
11/13/2025
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I've been reading about Reverend Horace Rickerson and can't help but think about the impact on the c... ...Read More
10/13/2024
10/13/2024
Reading about the tragic death of Reverend Horace Rickerson just makes me so sad for his family and ... ...Read More
06/21/2024
06/21/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the impact Reverend Horace Rickerson must have had on the Cleveland c... ...Read More
02/24/2024
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