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George Groves

Death by Force
Case Description
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On August 6, 2000, George L. Groves, 46, was found murdered in his apartment at Sherwood Forest West in Columbus, Ohio. When friends discovered him, they found that Groves had been both beaten and stabbed, a brutal crime that shocked the local community. Law enforcement, including the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, continue to seek any information that might shed light on the perpetrator or motives behind Groves’s tragic death.

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    • Victim Details

    George Groves

    February 11, 2022

    Male

    Caucasian / White

    Columbus

    OH

    2000-08-06

    2000-08-06

    1954-03-14

    46

    George

    Groves

    Brown

    Brown

    5'6

    130

    11/06/2025


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