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Richard Mebane

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Sep 01, 2016

Victim Details

Richard Mebane

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Cincinnati

OH

2016-09-01

17

Richard

Mebane

07/24/2026

1


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Richard Mebane, a 17-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, died on September 1, 2016. His death was ruled a homicide after his body was discovered in a vehicle in Oakley, a neighborhood in Cincinnati. This incident prompted an investigation by local authorities, which treated it as a suspicious death from the outset. Mebane’s family was left devastated, with his mother actively searching for answers and appealing to the public for information.

The homicide took place in a neighborhood that ...
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  • PD: Teen's death investigated as homicide - WCPO
  • Teen found dead in car investigated as homicide - FOX19
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