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Martha Lancaster

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Sep 16, 1968

Victim Details

Martha Lancaster

Female

White / Caucasian

Cleveland

OH

1968-09-16

21

Martha

Lancaster

07/19/2026

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Martha Lancaster, a 21-year-old White woman, was one of four people found shot to death in Cleveland's Rockefeller Park on the morning of September 16, 1968. Her body was discovered lying beside those of 54-year-old tavern owner Joseph Zoldan, 26-year-old Raymond Homer, and 22-year-old Ronald Mahone. Each victim had been shot in the head, and some had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators determined that two firearms had been used in the killings.

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