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William Comeans

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jan 07, 1980

Victim Details

William Comeans

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

1980-01-07

1980-01-07

1965-01-11

14

William

Comeans

Brown

Brown

5'09

170lbs

No

07/03/2026


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William "Bill" Comeans was a 14-year-old boy from Columbus, Ohio, whose mysterious death on January 7, 1980, remains unsolved to this day. On the evening of his death, William had been helping his father with a family car and then went out to get his sister from a birthday party. He was reported missing shortly after, and his body was found a short distance from his home, along the railroad tracks at the dead end of Buena Vista Avenue. He had been strangled with his own scarf, which was tied so ...
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  • William Comeans Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
  • The Tragic Murder of William Comeans | by Jenn Baxter - Medium
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