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Kerry Melnick

Case from Lansing, OH dated Aug 02, 1983

Victim Details

Kerry Melnick

February 11, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Lansing

OH

1983-08-02

1983-08-02

1959-06-10

24

Kerry

Melnick

Red

Blue

5' 10

140

07/11/2026


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Kerry Lynn Melnick, a 24-year-old resident of Lansing, Ohio, was tragically found dead on August 2, 1983. Her body was discovered by two railroad workers in a small stream behind the former Valley Packing facility in Belmont County. An autopsy performed by Coroner Thomas Ring indicated that she died from massive internal bleeding caused by blunt force trauma to her abdomen. The details surrounding her death remain unclear, with investigators considering possibilities ranging from accidental inju ...
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