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Mary Jo Newton

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Jun 14, 2006

Victim Details

Mary Jo Newton

Female

White / Caucasian

Cincinnati

OH

2006-06-14

45

Mary

Jo Newton

06/26/2026

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Mary Jo Newton, a 45-year-old woman, was murdered on June 14, 2006. Her body was discovered near the end of a dead-end street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The remains were found smoldering, indicating that her killer had set her body on fire after her death. An autopsy confirmed that she had already died before the fire was started.

The investigation into Newton's murder led authorities to Anthony Kirkland, a serial killer responsible for multiple homicides between 2006 and 2009. Kirkland admitte ...
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