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Erin DeMarco

Death by Force
Case Description
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On 04/13/2003 at approximately 4 a.m., 19yr old Erin DeMarco was killed in a house fire at 64 East 17th Avenue near Waldeck Avenue, east of The Ohio State University campus. This house fire claimed the lives of five students, Erin DeMarco, Kyle Raulin, Christine Wilson, Alan Schlessman and Andrea Dennis. Two of the students who died were Ohio State students, and three others were students at Ohio University in Athens. Investigators now know the fire was intentionally set and the point of orig ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Erin DeMarco

    February 11, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Columbus

    OH

    2003-04-13

    2003-04-13

    Erin

    DeMarco

    Brown

    11/15/2025


    Area Body Found:
    Forum Posts (2)
    I can't stop thinking about how terrifying it must have been for those students trapped on the secon... ...Read More
    10/28/2024
    Does anyone else find it chilling how the fire started just 30 minutes after the party ended? It mak... ...Read More
    02/06/2024
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