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John Cotton

Case from Youngstown, OH dated May 22, 2008

Victim Details

John Cotton

February 11, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Youngstown

OH

2008-05-22

2008-05-22

1942-03-11

66

John

Cotton

Black

Brown

5'06

165

06/26/2026


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John Cotton, a 66-year-old resident of Youngstown, Ohio, was tragically killed on May 22, 2008. The homicide occurred at his own automotive repair shop, Cotton's Automotive Repair, located at 2018 McGuffey Road. Earlier that day, Cotton had left the shop to visit a junkyard on Atkinson Street. Later in the evening, neighbors noticed his pickup truck parked in front of the business, but there was no response when they knocked on the shop door. Concerned, the neighbors called the police, and upon ...
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  • Ohio Unsolved Homicides: John Cotton
  • John Albert Cotton Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
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