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Lynn Vest Unsolved homicide
- Case number: 3386
- Incident location: Southwest Corner of Berkeley & East Main St
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
- Incident date: 11/12/1980 - 11/13/1980 (Approximate)
- Homicide date: Unknown
- Date of birth: 3/15/1957
- Gender: Female
- Race/Ethnicity: White
- Law enforcement agency: Columbus Police Department / Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Details
On November 12, 1980, at approximately 11:00am Lynn Vest, along with her nephew, Jeremy Pickens, left her house to run errands. When the pair did not arrive home later that day, Vest's family reported she and Pickens missing. Vest's car was found early the morning of November 13, 1980 and the pair were found deceased in the trunk of the car having been strangled. The homicide investigation by the Columbus Police Department is ongoing. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Cold Case Unit at (614) 645-4036.
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