Tag: true crime tuesday
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Cold Case Quest: Anita Lias
16 year- old Anita Lias was a track star at Eastmoor High School, now Eastmoor Academy. Unfortunately, Lias did not get to realize her full potential. Her body was found on Monday, Sept. 1, 1975, in front of the garage of 862 S. Champion St. She was last seen alive on the afternoon of Saturday,…
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Cold Case Quest: Felicia Dungey
You could say that Felicia Dungey’s story is a cautionary tale for people who want to fix their significant others. Sometimes it’s better to walk away from a bad situation. On April 18, 2001, Felicia Dungey and her boyfriend, Calvin Daniely, were both fatally shot in their apartment. The police, family members, and friends of…
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Cold Case Quest: Nanette Miller
Although Nanette Miller was found deceased on December 3, 1993, it is very likely that she died a few days earlier. Her sister had not heard from her for several days. So the sister went to Miller’s apartment where she found her body. What was she doing in the days just before her death? I…
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Cold Case: Darlene Gervins
On February 15,1992, Columbus resident Darlene Gervins, 29, was found deceased in her home by a friend. The friend was bringing her children home. Apparently, the cause of death was strangulation just like Janet Amar and Frances Smith. Gervins left Scatters Bar at midnight on February 15 with a black male, between 30-40 years old.…
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Cold Case Quest: Janice and Brandon Beidleman
On September 14, 1981, Janice Beidleman and her 18-month-old son, Brandon, were found in the water near Agler Road. Janice Beidleman had been beaten and strangled. The police believe that Brandon had been suffocated, possibly with a pillow. On September 13, 1981, Janice Beidleman and her son left a relative’s house on Myrtle Drive. She…
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Cold case Quest: Darchelle Stone
Darchelle Stone was only 19 years old when someone took her life on September 2, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. She died due to injuries from stab wounds. Although Stone’s photograph is not listed on the Ohio Attorney General’s website, it was published with her obituary. She was a young mother who was involved in community…
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Cold Case Quest: Sheronda Norris
21-year-old Sheronda Norris of Columbus, Ohio was last seen alive by her family on September 15, 1991. She was on her way to her aunt’s house but never arrived. A bus driver found her body on the afternoon of September 16, 1991. the coroner determined that she had been strangled and left in the area…
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Cold Case Quest: Frances Smith
In the early morning hours of November 15, 2004, the body of 47 year-old Frances Smith was found behind a home in Columbus, Ohio. She had been beaten and strangled. Whoever killed her left her outside without any clothes. Smith was seen at 10:30 p.m. on November 14. She was getting into a white SUV…
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Cold Case Quest: Clara King
Clara King was a hardworking mother and grandmother. She had two jobs – plus babysitting for her grandson while her daughter went to work. On November 9, 1998, someone took the life of King while the grandson was in the next room. When her daughter arrived home at 3 p.m., she found her mother’s body…
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Cold Case Quest: Lisa Denby
Although Lisa Denby did not walk a straight and narrow path during her life, she deserves justice like anyone else. It’s possible that someone she knew took her life by shooting her on August 10, 1998. She had been a prostitute on the east side of Columbus, Ohio. Denby was found at the rear of…
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