John Pennington

Murdered
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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 ...Read More
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    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

    10/28/2024


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    Is there a memorial planned for John? I think it would be nice to come together and honor his memory... ...Read More
    11/25/2024
    John Pennington was a Caucasian/White Male, aged 26 at the time of his disappearance. He was last se... ...Read More
    08/03/2024
    Attention all,
    I wanted to share the unfortunate news that John Pennington was murdered in Columb... ...Read More
    06/30/2023
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