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On July 20, 1986, the body of 23-year-old white female Shirley Dean Taylor was discovered in Medina County, Ohio. Her remains were found behind a guardrail at a rest area off Interstate 76, just a few miles from Interstate 71. The circumstances of her death were grim and consistent with a disturbing pattern that had begun to emerge across Ohio and neighboring states during the 1980s. Shirley had been beaten and strangled, and her body was found partially clothed—her underwear and shoes were mi ...Read More
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Shirley Dean Taylor
Female
White / Caucasian
Medina County
OH
1986-07-20
23
Shirley
Dean Taylor
11/05/2025







