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Deshawna Wilkerson

Case from Dayton, OH dated Oct 22, 2001

Victim Details

Deshawna Wilkerson

February 11, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Dayton

OH

2001-10-22

2001-10-22

Deshawna

Wilkerson

07/07/2026


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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 ...
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  • Deshawna Wilkerson Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
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