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Van Pilgrim

Case from Dayton, OH dated Jul 16, 1978

Victim Details

Van Pilgrim

February 11, 2022

Dayton

OH

1978-07-16

1978-07-16

Van

Pilgrim

06/29/2026

1


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Van Pilgrim, aged 59, was tragically shot and killed on July 16, 1978, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, where Pilgrim was found deceased on the same day. Details of the case remain limited, but it has been categorized as a homicide, with law enforcement agencies treating it as an active cold case.

The Dayton Police Department is overseeing the investigation, and it is part of the list of unsolved homicides in Ohio. Despite being on the Ohio Attorney General ...
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