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John Pennington

Case from Columbus, OH dated Dec 08, 1985

Victim Details

John Pennington

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

1985-12-08

1985-12-08

1959-10-06

26

John

Pennington

Brown

Brown

5'11

205

07/02/2026


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On December 8, 1985, John Pennington, aged 26, was murdered in Columbus, Ohio, while sitting in his car at the drive-thru of a Taco Bell located on West Broad Street. The incident took place late at night, involving an altercation between individuals in Pennington's car and the occupants of another vehicle ahead of them in the line. During the altercation, a person from the other car got out, approached Pennington's vehicle, and began stabbing Pennington and the other occupants. Following the at ...
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