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Billy Lynn Stevenson, a 5-year-old white male from Bethel, Ohio, was tragically killed on July 6, 1981, in a brutal home invasion that claimed the lives of his entire household. Billy Lynn was the son of Billy Franklin Stevenson Sr., a 48-year-old fireworks dealer, and Lynda Carol Stevenson, aged 36. Also killed was Lynda's brother, Edward Lawson Dowell, a 30-year-old white male. All four victims were found shot in the head in what authorities described as execution-style killings. Their home, a ...Read More
Victim Details

Billy Lynn Stevenson

Male

White / Caucasian

Bethel

OH

1981-07-05

5

Billy

Lynn Stevenson

11/17/2025