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Jeanne Melville

Case from Darke County, OH dated Oct 11, 1970

Victim Details

Jeanne Melville

February 11, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Darke County

OH

1970-10-11

Jeanne

Melville

07/05/2026


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Jeanne Marie Melville was found dead on October 11, 1970, in a cornfield near Arcanum, Darke County, Ohio. At the time of her death, Jeanne was just 18 years old. She had traveled from her home in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to visit her aunt in Darke County. Unfortunately, she never arrived at her intended destination. Jeanne’s aunt, Phyllis Nichols, waited for her at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond, Indiana, but Jeanne never showed up. Her body was discovered 17 days later, badly decomposed, a ...
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