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April J. Adkins Houston

Death by Force
Case Description
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April J. Adkins Houston, a 53-year-old woman from Dover, Ohio, and identified as White/Caucasian, was found on the afternoon of June 1, 2025, inside the couple’s home on Gordon Road NW, where she was gravely wounded and later pronounced dead at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Stark County. Deputies from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office had been dispatched just after 1:30 p.m.; they discovered her husband, Robert S. “Bob” Houston, 64, deceased on a bed and April J. Adkins Houston ...Read More
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  • News 5 Cleveland WEWS: Apparent murder-suicide moments before Tuscarawas County graduation party for 18-year-old
  • Canton Repository: Identity of victims in what is believed to be a murder-suicide released by sheriff
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    Victim Details

    April J. Adkins Houston

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Dover

    OH

    2025-06-01

    53

    April

    J. Adkins Houston

    11/10/2025

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