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Carol Taylor

Case from Akron, OH dated Nov 20, 1976

Victim Details

Carol Taylor

February 11, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Akron

OH

1976-11-20

1976-11-20

Carol

Taylor

06/21/2026


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On November 20, 1976, 17-year-old Carol Taylor was found dead in Akron, Ohio. Her body was discovered in a wooded area behind Roadway Express, approximately 300 yards north of 498 Baltimore Street. Carol's tragic death remains an unsolved homicide, with her case classified as a cold case by the Akron Police Department.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has listed Carol Taylor's case in their database of unsolved homicides in hopes of bringing renewed attention to it. Law e ...
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