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Stacey Balonek

Death by Force
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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.

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    Victim Details

    Stacey Balonek

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Toledo

    OH

    1981-08-21

    21

    Stacey

    Balonek

    11/20/2025

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