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Ohio, United States

9 locations across 8 towns and cities

Akron

Serial Killer House

Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer grew up in this house on West Bath Road, on the northwestern outskirts of Akron, Ohio.

This is the location where he committed his first known murder.

Cleveland

Serial Killer House

Anthony Sowell's house

The Cleveland Strangler, Anthony Sowell, lived at this house on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland until his arrest in October 2009.

The remains of eleven women were found buried on the property.

Columbus

Last Seen Location

The bar where Brian Shaffer disappeared

Medical student Brian Shaffer disappeared from this bar in Columbus, Ohio, during the early hours of April 1, 2006.

Crime Location

The club where Dimebag Darrell was killed

In December 2004, a mentally ill Pantera fan fatally shot heavy metal guitarist Dimebag Darrell at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio.

Lorain

Serial Killer House

Samuel Little's childhood home

This is the empty lot where Samuel Little's childhood home once stood.

The serial killer, who murdered at least 60 women, lived at this location with his paternal grandparents.

Lyndhurst

Crime Location

Danny Greene's assassination site

In October 1977, Irish-American gangster Danny Greene was killed by a car bomb in this parking lot in Lyndhurst, Ohio.

The bombing was carried out by members of the Italian-American Mafia.

Mansfield

Filming Location

Shawshank State Prison

The historic Ohio State Reformatory was used as the filming location for the prison in The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

Mount Vernon

Crime Location

Matthew Hoffman's house

In November 2010, a tree-obsessed burglar named Matthew Hoffman murdered three people at a rural property in Howard, Ohio.

Following the killings, he kept a 13-year-old girl captive at this house in Mount Vernon.

Plain City

Crime Location

The cemetery where Jessica Keen was murdered

In March 1991, 15-year-old Jessica Keen was murdered at Foster Chapel Cemetery in Madison County, Ohio.

Her case remained unsolved for 17 years.