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Ernest Jones

Case from Tonawanda, NY dated Oct 09, 1980

Victim Details

Ernest Jones

Male

Tonawanda

NY

1980-10-09

40

Ernest

Jones

08/24/2026

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In the autumn of 1980, a chilling discovery was made on the banks of the Niagara River in Tonawanda, New York, that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On October 9th, the body of 40-year-old Ernest Jones, a male taxi driver, was found. The scene was one of brutal violence; he had been bludgeoned to death, but the horror of the crime was amplified by a grotesque and ritualistic detail - his heart had been surgically removed from his chest. This macabre act suggested a motive far beyond ...
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