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Case Description
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Ethel May Durkin, a 90-year-old woman from Lakewood, Ohio, was murdered on January 4, 1984. She was a wealthy, childless widow who had hired Richard Eberling, a man with a history of suspicious behavior, to do some decorating for her. Over time, Eberling became her most trusted confidante, but his involvement in her life raised serious concerns.

Eberling had a troubling history with Durkin and her family. Her sister, Myrtle Fray, was brutally murdered in 1962, strangled and beaten in her ...Read More
Victim Details

Ethel Durkin

Female

Lakewood

OH

1984

90

Ethel

Durkin

11/13/2025