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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 ...
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