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Judith Lynn 'Judy' Straub, an 18-year-old white female from Sterling, Ohio, tragically lost her life on August 8, 1977. Her death was part of a double homicide alongside her boyfriend, William Lavaco, aged 21. The couple was last seen near the Valley Inn early on August 6, 1977, and their bodies were discovered two days later in a wooded area of Silver Creek Metro Park in Barberton, Ohio. Both victims suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the neck, and their deaths were determined to have occurred sh ...Read More
Victim Details

Judy Straub

Female

White / Caucasian

Baberton

OH

1977-08-06

18

Judy

Straub

11/21/2025