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Margaret Stafford

Case from Columbus, OH dated Oct 05, 2008

Victim Details

Margaret Stafford

March 28, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

2008-10-05

52

Margaret

Stafford

No

07/10/2026


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Margaret Stafford, age 52, was found dead on October 5, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding her death indicate that she was the victim of a homicide. She was discovered in a van parked near a school, and it was initially a custodian who found her body and alerted the authorities. The location of her death, combined with the suddenness of the incident, led to an investigation by the Columbus Police Department to determine the exact nature and cause of her death.

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