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Carolyn Adams

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jul 16, 1986

Victim Details

Carolyn Adams

November 13, 2023

Female

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

1986-07-16

1986-07-16

1965-08-16

20

Carolyn Adams

Carolyn

Adams

victim

Brown

Blue

5'03

105lbs

07/15/2026


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A woman if found strangled in Big Run Creek
Carolyn Adams, a 20-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on July 16, 1986. Her body was discovered under a bridge, several miles away from where she was last seen alive. Carolyn's death occurred just days after her young daughter, Amanda Adams, had also been killed. Amanda was found after being kidnapped, and Carolyn's murder is believed to be connected to her daughter's tragic fate.

The case is listed as unsolved and is part of Ohio's cold case investigations. Des ...
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  • Carolyn Adams strangled — The Lantern 17 July 1986 — Ohio State ...
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