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Linda Pagano

Case from Strongsville, OH dated Sep 01, 1974

Victim Details

Linda Pagano

November 21, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Strongsville

OH

1974-09-01

1975-02-05

Linda

Pagano

Blonde

Blue

4'10

100lbs

07/01/2026


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Linda Pagano was a 17-year-old girl from Akron, Ohio, who disappeared on September 1, 1974, following an argument with her stepfather. After leaving the stepfather's apartment that evening, she was never seen alive again. Months later, on February 5, 1975, skeletal remains were discovered by three boys hiking in a park in Strongsville, Ohio, on the banks of the Rocky River. The remains were weathered and missing key features such as a jawbone, and initial investigations concluded that the remain ...
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  • Murder of Linda Pagano - Wikipedia
  • Linda Marie Pagano Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
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