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Robert Gene Rembert: A Detailed Account of His Crimes

Early Life

Robert Gene Rembert Jr. was born on March 15, 1970, in Cleveland, Ohio. Little is known about his childhood, but he grew up to become a bus driver and later a truck driver.

First Known Murder

On December 23, 1997, Rembert, then 27 years old, got into an argument with 24-year-old Dadren Lewis at a parking lot in Cleveland. The altercation resulted in Lewis being shot. Rembert was found guilty of manslaughter in 1998 and served six years in prison.

Subsequent Murders

After his release in 2004, Rembert returned to Cleveland and found a job as a truck driver. He continued to commit heinous crimes, leading to the following murders:
  • May 15, 1997: Rena Mae Payne, 47, was beaten, raped, and strangled in an employee restroom at a bus station in Cleveland.
  • June 10, 2015: Kimberly Hall, 31, was found beaten, raped, and strangled in a field in Cleveland.
  • September 20, 2015: Morgan Nietzel, 26, and Jerry Rembert, 52, were found dead with gunshot wounds to their heads in the house they shared with Robert Rembert.
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Victims
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Confirmed Victims: (5)
  • Dadren Lewis Age: (24), Date of Death: 1997-12-23
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    Killer's Details

    Robert Gene

    Rembert

    March 15, 1970 (age 54) Cleveland, Ohio, United States

    Male

    Black

    Aggravated murder (x2), Voluntary manslaughter (x3)

    30 years to Life imprisonment

    5+

    1997 - 2015

    Ohio, Pennsylvania (possibly)

    September 21, 2015

    Mansfield Correctional Institution (#A753904)

    07/03/2025