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A woman is found murdered inside her home
On September 6, 2019, 87-year-old Donna Melhorn was found dead in her home on Manchester Road in New Franklin, Ohio. A welfare check was requested by a concerned relative after noticing unusual activity at her residence. Upon arrival, authorities discovered that Melhorn had been the victim of foul play, with signs of a violent struggle throughout the house. The Summit County Medical Examiner ruled her death as a result of unspecified homicidal violence. Donna Melhorn was described as a recluse, ...Read More
On September 6, 2019, 87-year-old Donna Melhorn was found dead in her home on Manchester Road in New Franklin, Ohio. A welfare check was requested by a concerned relative after noticing unusual activity at her residence. Upon arrival, authorities discovered that Melhorn had been the victim of foul play, with signs of a violent struggle throughout the house. The Summit County Medical Examiner ruled her death as a result of unspecified homicidal violence. Donna Melhorn was described as a recluse, ...Read More
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Donna Melhorn
February 11, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
New Franklin
OH
2019-09-06
2019-09-06
1932-04-07
87
Donna
Melhorn
Brown
Hazel
4'10
112
11/24/2025
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Anyone else find it suspicious how Donna's life of isolation might have played a part in this horren... ...Read More
01/18/2024
01/18/2024
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I've been thinking a lot about Donna Melhorn’s tragic case lately, and something ... ...Read More
01/24/2023
I've been thinking a lot about Donna Melhorn’s tragic case lately, and something ... ...Read More
01/24/2023
