Kent Wheeler

Murdered

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Case Description
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Kent Lyle Wheeler, aged 22, was tragically killed on October 12, 1979, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was found in his car at the intersection of Noble and Washington, where he succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene and began an investigation, but the case remains unsolved to this day. The Ohio Attorney General's Office has listed Kent Wheeler's case among the unsolved homicides in an effort to bring visibility and potentially gather new leads that ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Kent Wheeler

    February 11, 2022

    Male

    Caucasian / White

    Columbus

    OH

    1979-10-12

    1979-10-12

    Kent

    Wheeler

    10/28/2024


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    02/18/2024
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    01/07/2023