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Randall Vance

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jan 19, 1997

Victim Details

Randall Vance

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

1997-01-19

1997-01-19

Randall

Vance

07/15/2026

1


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On January 19, 1997, 32-year-old Randall Vance was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the heart outside 829 E. Mithoff Street in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but Vance was already deceased when they arrived. Despite initial investigations, no suspects were identified, and the case has since remained unsolved.

This homicide has been included in the Ohio Attorney General's unsolved cold case database, with authorities seeking help from the public ...
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