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Dorothy McCann

Death by Force
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Dorothy McCann, a 77-year-old woman from Franklin, Ohio, tragically lost her life on February 13, 1978. She was found dead in her son Robert "Mickey" McCann's house at 4187 Ongaro Drive, a semi-rural area just outside Columbus, Franklin County. Dorothy McCann was brutally murdered along with her son and his girlfriend, Christine Herdman, 26, in what became known as one of the most gruesome crime scenes in the area.

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    Victim Details

    Dorothy McCann

    Female

    Franklin

    OH

    1978-02-13

    77

    Dorothy

    McCann

    11/22/2025

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