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William Bryan Lepko

Case from Wheeling, WV dated Jan 29, 1980

Victim Details

William Bryan Lepko

Male

White / Caucasian

Wheeling

WV

1980-01-29

17

William

Bryan Lepko

07/08/2026

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A 17-year-old Caucasian male named William Byran Lepko was last seen on January 29, 1980, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Lepko attended a party with an older man who had promised to purchase his blue Chevrolet Nova.

During the evening, the suspect—later identified as 23‑year‑old Caucasian Malcolm Robbins—ended up in physical conflict with Lepko. Robbins claimed that after Lepko rebuffed his sexual advances, a fight broke out. He admitted stabbing Lepko in the stomach during th ...
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