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Robert Hoard

Case from Dayton, OH dated Jul 15, 1975

Victim Details

Robert Hoard

Male

Dayton

OH

1975-07-15

21

Robert

Hoard

07/06/2026

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Robert Hoard, a 21-year-old male from Dayton, OH, tragically died on July 15, 1975. He was shot twice in the back while taking out the trash at his home on Cincinnati Street. The incident was part of a series of racially motivated killings carried out by Neal Bradley Long, also known as the "Midnight Slayer". Long was arrested shortly after Hoard's death and was later linked to multiple other murders in the Dayton area.

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  • Neal Long - Wikipedia
  • Suspect in Slaying of Educator Said to Admit Shooting Blacks (Published 1975)
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