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Anthony Witcher

Case from Columbus, OH dated Aug 17, 1980

Victim Details

Anthony Witcher

February 11, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

1980-08-17

1980-08-17

Anthony

Witcher

07/12/2026


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On August 17, 1980, 27-year-old Anthony Witcher was fatally shot while walking along the sidewalk near 889 Oak Street in Columbus, Ohio. Little information has surfaced over the decades about the details surrounding his murder, and the case remains one of Columbus's many unsolved homicides. Efforts to bring new leads have been ongoing, as the case is still highlighted in Ohio's database of unsolved homicides, managed by the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), which pr ...
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  • Anthony Witcher Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
  • Anthony Witcher, age 27 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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