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Cheryl Bailous, a 15-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically found deceased on December 17, 1983. Her body was discovered in Alum Creek, near the northern end of Nelson Park. She was pronounced dead on arrival, and the cause of her death remains undetermined. Cheryl's body was found in the river, and it remains unclear how she ended up there. The case is officially classified as an unsolved homicide, and the Columbus Police Department is still seeking any information that may help resolve t ...Read More
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Cheryl Bailous
February 11, 2022
Female
African-American / Black
Columbus
OH
1983-12-17
1983-12-17
Cheryl
Bailous
11/30/2025
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I've been following Cheryl Bailous's case since I stumbled upon it while researching cold cases in O... ...Read More
05/02/2024
05/02/2024
I've been following Cheryl Bailous's case for a while now, and I can't stop thinking about the emoti... ...Read More
07/11/2023
07/11/2023
It's infuriating that after all these years, we still don't have answers about what happened to Cher... ...Read More
02/08/2023
02/08/2023
