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Jesse Houser

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jul 07, 2017

Victim Details

Jesse Houser

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

2017-07-07

2017-07-07

1982-10-23

34

Jesse

Houser

Brown

Blue

5'10

195

07/07/2026


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A man is found deceased in the trunk of a Dodge Neon
Jesse Houser, aged 34, was found dead on July 7, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was discovered inside the trunk of a Dodge Neon parked in the area of 346 South Wayne Avenue in west Columbus. Officers from the Columbus Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle, where a bystander had noticed the trunk was unlatched, and there were visible signs such as flies and blood spots. Upon investigating, the authorities found Jesse's body inside the trunk. The vehicle had been left ...
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  • Jesse A Houser Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
  • Clues sought in death of man found in trunk - The Columbus Dispatch
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