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Margaret Hood

Case from Akron, OH dated May 31, 1991

Victim Details

Margaret Hood

February 11, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Akron

OH

1991-05-31

1991-05-31

1925-01-14

66

Margaret

Hood

Black

Brown

5'02

135

07/06/2026


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Margaret Hood, age 66, was killed on May 31, 1991, at her residence on Northcrest Drive in Akron, Ohio. On that day, both Margaret and her husband, Howard Hood, were brutally attacked by an unknown assailant, resulting in their deaths. The couple suffered fatal injuries from stabbing or cutting, and the case has remained unsolved for over three decades.

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  • 20 years and still no justice for a murdered Summit County couple
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