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On October 22, 2001, the body of Deshawna Wilkerson, aged 18, was discovered behind a building at 3521 West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio. Deshawna had been strangled, and her body was left in the rear area of the property. The Dayton Police Department responded to the scene, but despite investigations, her death remains unsolved, with limited information available regarding suspects or the motive behind this crime. The case has since become one of the unsolved homicides featured by the Ohio Atto ...Read More
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Deshawna Wilkerson
February 11, 2022
Female
African-American / Black
Dayton
OH
2001-10-22
2001-10-22
Deshawna
Wilkerson
11/19/2025
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