Cheryl Thompson

Murdered

Other Murder Cases from Ohio

Lashanda Gordon

Murdered: May 07, 2016
On May 7, 2016, Lashanda Gordon, a 26-year-old resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was tragically shot whil i ...Read More

Desiree Brady

Murdered: Nov 06, 2010
On November 6, 2010, Desiree Brady, aged 37, was shot and killed inside her home located at 3140 Glo l ...Read More

Alissa Clere

Murdered: Apr 18, 2007
Alissa Clere, a 40-year-old woman, was found dead on April 18, 2007, in a remote area of southern Fr F ...Read More

Elizabeth Heavenridge

Murdered: Mar 05, 1974
On March 5, 1974, 67-year-old Elizabeth Heavenridge was tragically murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The cas a ...Read More

Jane Allan

Murdered: Aug 12, 1976
On August 11, 1976, Jane Louise Allan, a 13-year-old girl from Royal Oak, Michigan, was found dead i ...Read More

Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden

Murdered: Aug 08, 1975
Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden, aged 25, disappeared from Lorain, Ohio, on August 8, 1975. She was las a ...Read More

Mary Matheny

Murdered: Aug 27, 2002
On August 27, 2002, Mary Matheny, aged 75, was last seen outside her home on Lehner Road in Clinton n ...Read More
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
Do you know who murdered Cheryl Thompson?
**Update: DNA technology has been used to link the rape and murder of a University of Cincinnati student more than four decades ago to a now-deceased man who authorities suspect may also have been responsible for three other murders in Ohio. Ralph Howel died in 1986 in an auto accident. **

On March 24, 1978 at approximately 10:00 p.m. Cheryl A. Thompson left her residence at 8312 Wooster Pike in Cincinnati, Ohio reportedly heading to Gatsby’s located on Madison Road in Cincinnati, Ohio ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (9)
See any mistakes? Let us know!
  • DNA links Ralph Howell to 1978 murder of college student, Ohio ...

    •     ...View 8 additional sources
    Victim Details

    Cheryl Thompson

    March 2, 2023

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Loveland

    OH

    1978-03-24

    Cheryl

    Thompson

    10/28/2024


    Area Body Found:
    Forum Posts (3)
    I would like to discuss the tragic murder of Cheryl Thompson on March 24th, 1978. Can anyone provide... ...Read More
    08/15/2024
    Cheryl Thompson was a Caucasian/White Female, 0 years old at the time of disappearance. She was last... ...Read More
    11/29/2023
    Has anyone heard of any recent updates on the case? I've been trying to stay informed but haven't se... ...Read More
    03/21/2023