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Earnest Heath

Case from Dayton, OH dated Nov 17, 1976

Victim Details

Earnest Heath

February 11, 2022

Male

Dayton

OH

1976-11-17

1976-11-17

Earnest

Heath

06/23/2026

1


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Earnest Heath was killed on November 17, 1976, in Dayton, Ohio. He was found deceased in Montgomery County on the same day. The incident has been classified as an unsolved homicide, with no arrests or suspects publicly identified to date. The Dayton Police Department has been leading the investigation, but significant progress has not been reported. This case remains open, and it is one of the numerous unsolved homicides listed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) as they continue ...
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