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Matilda Messer

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Jun 10, 1966

Victim Details

Matilda Messer

Female

Cincinnati

OH

1966-06-10

56

Matilda

Messer

07/05/2026

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Matilda Jeannette Messer, a 56-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on June 10, 1966, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was one of the victims of the infamous serial killer known as the Cincinnati Strangler. The perpetrator, Posteal Laskey Jr., was suspected of killing seven women in Cincinnati between December 1965 and December 1966. Messer was attacked in one of the city's parks, where she was beaten, raped, and strangled. After committing the crime, the killer tied Messer's dog to a tree near her b ...
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  • Cincinnati Strangler - Wikipedia
  • From The Vault: Do you remember the Cincinnati Strangler? - WCPO
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