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Jill Ellen Cull:1974, Columbus, Ohio

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         Jill Ellen Cull was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 26th, 1953 to Georgia and George Cull. Jill had four sisters and a brother.     Georgia was a busy homemaker. Their father, George Cull, was on the Woodridge school board. He worked in marketing.        The family lived in Peninsula, Ohio which is within the boundaries of the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley National Park.      Jill was an exceptionally bright student according to school officials. Jill graduated from Woodridge High School in 1972 and right after high school Jill wanted to get out and see the world. She traveled to Boston where she had family members, Florida and even lived in London, England for a while. Her Dad said she never had any trouble getting a job. She loved traveling. She was curious about the world, brave and very independent.     On Saturday, October 19th, 1974, Jill was on...
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Tina Marie McKenney Farmer:1984, Jellico, TN. (Elk Valley)

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     The other day I came across the case of Tina Marie McKinney Farmer. I found out that she went missing from Indiana. I read that she was found in Campbell County Tennessee and I read that she was identified in 2019. I also found that her killer has recently been identified as Jerry Leon Johns of Cleveland, Tennessee. He died in prison in 2015.   I thought I should write about her murder so I started digging a little deeper. I found an article that said that she had been found near Jellico, Tennessee. The name Jellico immediately rang a bell.   Not long ago, I wrote about the case of another young girl who went missing from Indiana. She was also found near Jellico, Tennessee.     That seemed to me to be a very strange coincidence. Now, of course, these two victims were found along an interstate. Thousands of people travel past Jellico, Tennessee each day. And it’s not particularly unusual for bodies to be dumped by killers alon...
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Clifford Allen Smith:1982, Jackson County, Indiana

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         Clifford A. Smith was born on October 1st, 1958, to Patricia (Welch) Smith and Clayton Smith. He had five brothers and one sister.     Clifford Allen Smith married Joyce Anderson in May of 1982.  He was employed by the city of Seymour, Indiana as a laborer.     Someone killed Clifford Allen Smith early in the morning on Halloween in 1982. He had only been married about 5 months. He had only been 24 for 31 days.    In early December some boys who were trapping in Jackson County, north of Seymour, came across Clifford’s body. He was found in Back Waters Pond which is along White Creek. He had a gunshot wound to the head. He was only wearing jeans and a t-shirt.      Clifford Allen Smith was buried in Scipio, Indiana. His 5 brothers and a good friend served as pallbearers.     Clifford’s  murder case then went cold for 41 years.   ...
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