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Fritz Alfred Gustaw Herder  Unsolved homicide

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Fritz Herder
  • Case number: 36
  • Incident location: 2195 Riverside Drive
    Upper Arlington, Ohio - Franklin County
  • Incident date: 8/30/1981
  • Homicide date: 8/30/1981
  • Date of birth: 5/14/1932
  • Gender: Male
  • Race/Ethnicity: White
  • Height: 6'2"
  • Weight: 220 lbs
  • Hair color: Brown
  • Eye color: Brown
  • Law enforcement agency: Upper Arlington Division of Police

Details

On August 30th, 1981, Upper Arlington Police responded to the Gloria Restuarant, 2195 Riverside Drive, at approximately 12:20 A.M. for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, the victim was found laying in the parking lot near the front door with several patrons standing around him. A knife was also found laying in the parking lot in close proximity to the victim. The investigation revealed that the victim had been stabbed multiple times by the unknown assailants and died from his injuries. It is believed that robbery was the apparent motive. Just prior to the incident, the victim had been observed removing a large amount of currency from his pocket to pay his bill. There was no money found on his body or in his vehicle. In addition, several witnesses reported seeing two suspicious male white suspects peering though the front door just prior to the incident.

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