OH Oh- Maida Ridenour 23 And Raymond Cruzado 22, Lorain April 4, 1977

[Moonwalker9]

Cruzado - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

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Ridenour-Johnigan - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

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On April 4, 1977, 23yr old Maida Ann Ridenour (Parker) Johnigan and 22yr old Raymond (Ray) Cruzado were found deceased in The Lorain Grandview Motel on West Erie Avenue of an apparent Double Homicide.


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Did they have a relationship? who knew they wwre staying there? no witnesses? seems very odd to me.

Apparently Maida's maiden name was Parker and she had been adopted by the Ridenour family, But she also had the name Johnigan, Was she divorced/having an affair? maybe the ex husband killed them?

 

[thecrimesheet]

I just started researching this case. Seems like there are many unanswered questions. I've seen notes online that they supposedly ordered a pizza on Sunday night, but that their levels of rigor mortis places TOD just after midnight on Saturday. I'm trying to find newspaper articles. Have you had any luck?

 

[Fede]

It seems they were shot "execution style". At least is what I found here (a transcription of a press article"

Maida Ann Ridenour (1952-1977) - Find a Grave...

MAIDA PARKER RIDENOUR Funeral services for Maida Parker Ridenour, 24, who was found shot to death Execution Style Monday in a West Erie Ave., Motel, will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Carter Funeral Home, Lorain, the Elder Rufus Taylor. She lived at 1208 Industrial Ave., Lorain. Born in Oberlin...

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I could not find info on the case

 

[thecrimesheet]

It seems they were shot "execution style". At least is what I found here (a transcription of a press article"

Maida Ann Ridenour (1952-1977) - Find a Grave...

MAIDA PARKER RIDENOUR Funeral services for Maida Parker Ridenour, 24, who was found shot to death Execution Style Monday in a West Erie Ave., Motel, will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Carter Funeral Home, Lorain, the Elder Rufus Taylor. She lived at 1208 Industrial Ave., Lorain. Born in Oberlin...

www.findagrave.com

I could not find info on the case

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