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Lena Ranford

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Sep 23, 1999

Victim Details

Lena Ranford

February 11, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Cincinnati

OH

1999-09-23

1999-09-23

Lena

Ranford

06/25/2026


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Lena Ranford, aged 33, was found tragically murdered on September 23, 1999, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her body was discovered in a narrow alley at 1427 Monoque Alley in the Bond Hill neighborhood. She had been strangled and dumped, and her death remains unsolved to this day. The case has remained open as part of the Ohio Attorney General's unsolved homicides list, and the Cincinnati Police Department continues to seek information from the public. Lena's children, who were very young at the time, are ...
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