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Donna Melhorn

Case from New Franklin, OH dated Sep 06, 2019

Victim Details

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

07/10/2026


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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, ...
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  • Donna J Melhorn Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
  • Family baffled by homicide of 87-year-old New Franklin woman
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