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Gustave Sapharas:Ohio Serial Killer

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      Gustave Sapharas is a serial killer who, before he was caught, was active in the Akron, Ohio area.   What was he like?    He smiles like all the other teenagers in his high school yearbook. He was in the school band and even a member of the Thespian club.    We know, from his convictions through DNA evidence, that he abducted, assaulted, tortured, mutilated and stabbed  Karen Bentz in 1970.    We know that, five years later, he abducted, assaulted, tortured, mutilated and stabbed to death Loretta Davis in 1975.    We know he abducted, assaulted and stabbed Bonita Parker in 1991.    Do you think that these three murders are his only murders? I don’t. I think there are many more.     What do we know about him?    Gustave Sepharas was born in 1944 or 1945 to Frances and George Alexander Sapharas. He is listed as five years old on the 1950 cens...
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Carol Michelle Frederick Jones:1974, Akron

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      Carol Michelle Frederick was born August 29th,1954 to Anita and Harold Frederick. She had three brothers and a sister: Jerome, Harold Jr., Phillip and Lynn. Her Grandmother, Bessie Caldwell, also lived in Akron.    She married Joston B. Jones as a teenager. The couple had a son in 1971. Carol was expecting again in 1974.   In 1974, Carol might have been writing to her brother Jerome who was off at Camp LeJeune with the Marines. The family likely said prayers each night for his safety.    Carol Michelle Frederick Jones was at home with her three year old son on February 12th, 1974 when a stranger entered their home at 1114 Maryville Avenue in Akron.    Her husband was at work at Goodyear Aerospace that day. Joston Jones came home just after 5 p.m. and discovered Michelle’s body in the bedroom.    Carol’s throat had been cut. She had very likely been sexually assaulted as she was found nud...
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