OH Nancy Theobald,18, UofC student, bound body in creek,16 Nov. 1977

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Oct 5 2018
Case of woman found dead in West Chester creek gets new attention 40 years later

Nancy Theobald’s body was found in December 1977 in West Chester Twp. after she went missing from her Cincinnati neighborhood. Photo: CONTRIBUTED/BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

"Nancy Theobald’s body was found in December 1977 in West Chester Twp. after she went missing from her Cincinnati neighborhood.

Theobald was a University of Cincinnati student when she left her part-time job at Arby’s in Clifton to walk home on Nov. 16, 1977. She was never seen alive again.

One month later, on Dec. 27, Theobald’s body was found near a creek in the 6000 block of Beckett Road, according to Butler County Sheriff’s Detective Joe Ventre."
“Her arms were bound, there was a rope around her neck, and she was partially nude,” Ventre said.

The detective said that at the time of the crime “several people were spoken to … hard.”

 

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Referenced also on this thread concerning several murders..
OH - OH - Victoria Hincher, 24, Nancy Theobald, 18, Tammy King, 22, Cincinnati, 1976-1982

 

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Key piece of evidence could eventually lead investigators to killer in unsolved murder of UC student from 1977

 

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Key piece of evidence could eventually lead investigators to killer in unsolved murder of UC student from 1977

Thanks for the link!

“It was a gruesome scene. Whoever had abducted her, they beat her. They raped her, and they threw her in a creek like garbage," Joseph said. “Her hands were bound behind her back. There was a knotted clothes line around her neck."
The autopsy report, he said, shows there is DNA evidence: the killer’s blood, which was discovered on Theobald’s sweater.


Detectives told Joseph that the DNA has been re-submitted recently to be re-tested with the latest technology, but so far, it has not matched with anyone in the pool of suspects.''

''Although several other young women were murdered in a similar fashion around the same time as Theobald, investigators have never officially connected Theobald’s case to any of them.''
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Nancy Theobald (top)

Nancy Theobald, an honors University of Cincinnati student, vanished on November 16, 1977. Her family said that she left her job at Arby’s, then on Calhoun in Clifton, and headed towards her apartment on Deckebach Avenue. She never made it home.

“She left around 9:53 pm that night, and that’s when she clocked out and that’s when she was last seen," said Joseph Theobald, Nancy’s brother.

The pain of not knowing what happened took a toll on Theobald’s family, yet nothing could prepare them for the news they got later that year. A farmer, per authorities, discovered Theobald’s body in a creek along Beckett Road in West Chester.

“I would say a sexual assault had probably occurred based on what I’ve read and that she died of strangulation," said Joseph.

Her brother, now an investigator in Florida, said he can still remember it like yesterday.

“There was no doubt she was going to be the most successful of all of us,” he said. “We grieved. We buried our sister, and we’ve moved on with life the best we can.”

Her death made headlines and caught the attention of the community. Detectives worked the case through and through and came up, her brother said, with a list of possible suspects. Almost 41-years-later, there have not been any arrests, but Joseph Theobald said a possible new lead could bring new life to the case.

“We are told that there is some DNA that was recovered," he said. "I don’t know if it will yield any results, but I’m hopeful.”

Even if the testing does not turn into something, the victim’s brother said he and the rest of his relatives will never stop searching, hoping and waiting for the day that the case will be closed.

Several other women were also murdered around the same time as Theobald, but the cases have not been linked by officials."...

LINKS:
www.fox19.com/2018/10/11/new-clues-could-lead-developments-unsolved-murder-case/?outputType=amp

Unknown Nancy Theobald Killer- Ohio- 1977 | America's Most Wanted Fans (an unofficial fan page for America's Most Wanted & In Pursuit with John Walsh)

 

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Jan 30 2020
Unsolved homicides: Playing cards seek tips from inmates in Butler County Jail
''Unsolved homicides: Playing cards seek tips from inmates in Butler County Jail''
''The new decks are at the Butler County commissary ready for purchase by inmates.

The oldest Butler County case included on the cards is the death of Nancy Ann Theobald, whose body was found in December 1977 at Beckett Road near Rialto Road. Theobald was a University of Cincinnati student when she left her part-time job at Arby’s in Clifton to walk home on Nov. 16, 1977. She was never seen alive again.''

The card decks sell for $1.59 at the Butler County Jail, and 50 decks were available.

“If we can solve one, that is great,” said Lt. Nick Fisher, the Butler County Jail warden. “And you never know when that will happen. The act of devils are rarely witnessed by angels, so inmates are a good source of information.”

 

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Nov 29, 2022 article

Detectives probing possible tie of Hamilton County murder suspect to Butler County cold cases

Butler County Sheriff’s Office investigators said it’s possible, but the homicide cases of Nancy Theobald and Victoria Hincher are not solved just yet.

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The posthumous murder indictment earlier this month of a man for a 1978 murder gave the family of a Hamilton County woman answers to a decades-old cold case. Prosecutor Joe Deters pointed out the possibility the suspect, Ralph Howell, could be the killer in the strangulation deaths of two young woman found dead in in Butler County.

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DNA links now-dead man to 1978 Ohio cold case murder

DNA has been used to connect a now-deceased man to a 1978 Ohio murder and rape cold case. Prosecutors are investigating whether the dead man is responsible for three other murders in OH.

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''Prosecutors said Howell is suspected in the deaths of three other women killed in Hamilton and Butler counties between 1976 and 1978 that display similar circumstances:

— Charmaine Stolla, 17, was last seen in February 1978 in Cincinnati. Her body was found the following month off Old Colerain Pike.


—- Nancy Ann Theobald, 18, was last seen in November 1977 leaving the Clifton restaurant where she worked. Her body was found the day after Christmas in Butler County.

— Victoria Hincher, 24, was last seen leaving her home in October 1976. Her body was found in Butler County a week and a half later.''

''All three women were strangled and raped, but investigators do not have DNA from any of those killings, Deters said.

Prosecutors said Howell was employed as a delivery driver for the Cincinnati Enquirer and was an over-the-road truck driver, and "his possible victims are not necessarily limited to this geographic region." Anyone with information about Howell or a similar unsolved homicide was asked to call investigators.''

Ralph Howell had worked as a delivery driver for the Cincinnati Enquirer in the late 1970's, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said.(Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office)

UC student’s cold-case murder tied to suspected serial killer

Cheryl Thompson’s body was found on the banks of the Little Miami River 44 years ago.

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