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A young woman is found deceased in an aparmtent
Amy Jo Nelson, aged 39, was found dead in her apartment on Main Street in New Straitsville, Ohio, on September 18, 2017. Initially, her death was suspected to be the result of a drug overdose; however, the official autopsy revealed that her death was actually a homicide. The coroner's report confirmed that Amy had suffered blunt force trauma to her head, which was inconsistent with a simple fall and indicated that she had been assaulted by another person. This revelation reclassified her death a ...Read More
Amy Jo Nelson, aged 39, was found dead in her apartment on Main Street in New Straitsville, Ohio, on September 18, 2017. Initially, her death was suspected to be the result of a drug overdose; however, the official autopsy revealed that her death was actually a homicide. The coroner's report confirmed that Amy had suffered blunt force trauma to her head, which was inconsistent with a simple fall and indicated that she had been assaulted by another person. This revelation reclassified her death a ...Read More
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Amy Nelson
February 11, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
New Straitsville
OH
2017-09-18
2017-09-18
1978-03-11
39
Amy
Nelson
Blonde
Blue
5'06
150
12/04/2025
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I’ve been following Amy Jo Nelson’s case, and one thing that really stands out to me is the resi... ...Read More
09/30/2024
09/30/2024
Has anyone else been following the Amy Jo Nelson case in New Straitsville? I was reading about how h... ...Read More
08/30/2024
08/30/2024
I was just reading about Amy Jo Nelson's case again, and I'm really struck by how active her family ... ...Read More
06/26/2024
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