Asenath Dukat

Murdered
Case Description
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On June 3, 1980, eight-year-old Asenath Dukat was murdered while walking home from school in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Her body was found in a creek bed near the First Community Village. The case remained unsolved for over 40 years. In 2022, DNA evidence finally led investigators to identify Brent L. Strutner as her killer. Strutner was a resident of Upper Arlington at the time and took his own life in 1984. Despite exhaustive efforts, no evidence was found linking anyone else to the crime, and the ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Asenath Dukat

    February 11, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Upper Arlington

    OH

    1980-06-03

    1980-06-03

    1971-07-24

    8

    Asenath

    Dukat

    Brown

    Brown

    4' 5 1/2

    68 lbs

    10/28/2024


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    Does anyone know if Asenath has any social media pages? I would love to connect with her online. Tha... ...Read More
    11/02/2024
    Does anyone by any chance know if the Asenath Dukat case is currently in the Namus database? I've be... ...Read More
    03/19/2024
    Is there a Facebook page dedicated to Asenath that I can follow? I would love to connect with other ... ...Read More
    06/14/2023
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