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Anita Lias

Case from Columbus, OH dated Sep 01, 1975

Victim Details

Anita Lias

March 1, 2023

Female

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

1975-09-01

1975-09-01

Anita

Lias

06/23/2026


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On September 1, 1975, Anita Lias, a 16-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio, was found dead in front of a garage at 862 S. Champion Avenue. She had been brutally attacked, sustaining multiple puncture wounds to her upper torso and chest. Her hands were tied behind her back, and she had been both strangled and stabbed. Her body was discovered in a condition that suggested a violent struggle. Anita was pronounced dead at the scene upon the arrival of emergency responders.

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