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Daniel Line

Case from Columbus, OH dated Oct 18, 1980

Victim Details

Daniel Line

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

1980-10-18

Daniel

Line

6'07

260lbs

06/30/2026


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On October 18, 1980, 29-year-old Daniel Line was found dead in an alley near 1400 King Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He was discovered roughly twenty yards south of the Chesapeake Railroad tracks. Daniel had sustained head injuries inflicted by an unknown weapon, and he was last seen walking from a local store prior to the incident. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unsolved, and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office continues to seek information from the public that may help bring clari ...
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