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Leslie Barker

Case from Akron, OH dated Apr 06, 1978

Victim Details

Leslie Barker

January 10, 2024

Female

Caucasian / White

Akron

OH

1978-04-06

1978-04-06

Leslie Barker

Leslie

Barker

07/12/2026


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Leslie Ann Barker, aged 28, was tragically murdered on April 6, 1978, in Akron, Ohio. Barker was a schoolteacher, and she had been seen earlier that evening at Red's Bar on Waterloo Road, participating in a computerized dating event. In the early morning hours, she was found dead in her car, which had been set on fire in a dead-end alley near railroad tracks. Her body, severely burned, was discovered inside the charred vehicle, making the scene especially gruesome and shocking for the local comm ...
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