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Stacey Balonek

Case from Toledo, OH dated Aug 21, 1981

Victim Details

Stacey Balonek

Female

White / Caucasian

Toledo

OH

1981-08-21

21

Stacey

Balonek

06/22/2026

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Stacey Balonek, a 21-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on August 21, 1981, in Toledo, Ohio. Stacey, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was brutally murdered alongside her boyfriend, Daryle Cole, aged 31. The couple was abducted, and Stacey was subjected to sexual assault before both were beaten to death with a baseball bat. Their bodies were discovered in the trunk of a car, marking a horrifying end to their lives.

The investigation into Stacey's death revealed that her murder was par ...
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  • Toledo serial killer brother Anthony Cook to get parole hearing - WTOL
  • True story of killings written by detective - Toledo Blade
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