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On the evening of Wednesday September 9, 1981, Robin Marie Durrer, a 19 year old developmentally disabled woman, was supposed to be at home babysitting her 5 year old brother while her mother was attending a tax preparation class and her father was visiting the homes of Rohr Road Baptist Church members.
But Robin sneaked out, leaving her opened school books scattered across the living-room floor. She left her 5-year-old brother with a next-door neighbor and took off on her yellow and brown 10 speed bicycle for the B&C Market, the neighborhood store less than a half mile away, to get something to eat.
Clerks and other witnesses saw Robin at the market at 7:30 p.m. buying a candy bar and soda pop, and talking with friends inside the store. At 7:40 p.m., another witness saw Robin riding her bike on Rathmell Road near the railroad trestle between the store and her home.
When Robins parents returned home later that evening, Robins father searched the area for his daughter but could not find her. He contacted police at 11:00 p.m. to report his 19 year old daughter missing.
During the evening of Thursday September 10, 1981, Robins father found his daughters body in the weeds near a railroad track and about 300 yards from the back of the familys property.
The Franklin County coroner ruled the cause of death to be a homicide. The victim was beaten on the skull with a blunt instrument, possibly with a tree limb, and she had been raped. Her body was clad only in blouse and socks, and a pair of panties and slacks were found lying nearby. Robins yellow and brown 10 speed bicycle was found parked near her body.
DNA evidence exists in this case. Detectives believe that due to the fact that Robin Marie very trusting and friendly, she either met someone in the woods or she was lured to that spot as she was on her way home.
No arrests have been made and the murder of 19 year old Robin Marie Durrer remains unsolved to this day.
Sources:
Family Still Wonders What Person Could Have Done These Unspeakable Things
http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten..._ART_01-31-10_B1_10GESA7.html#story-continues
Investigators Working To Crack 1981 Cold Case
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/cr...11/05/25/story-columbus-durrer-cold-case.html
Ohio Unsolved Homicides
http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Enforcement/Unsolved-Cases/Cold-Case/Homicides/Durrer
But Robin sneaked out, leaving her opened school books scattered across the living-room floor. She left her 5-year-old brother with a next-door neighbor and took off on her yellow and brown 10 speed bicycle for the B&C Market, the neighborhood store less than a half mile away, to get something to eat.
Clerks and other witnesses saw Robin at the market at 7:30 p.m. buying a candy bar and soda pop, and talking with friends inside the store. At 7:40 p.m., another witness saw Robin riding her bike on Rathmell Road near the railroad trestle between the store and her home.
When Robins parents returned home later that evening, Robins father searched the area for his daughter but could not find her. He contacted police at 11:00 p.m. to report his 19 year old daughter missing.
During the evening of Thursday September 10, 1981, Robins father found his daughters body in the weeds near a railroad track and about 300 yards from the back of the familys property.
The Franklin County coroner ruled the cause of death to be a homicide. The victim was beaten on the skull with a blunt instrument, possibly with a tree limb, and she had been raped. Her body was clad only in blouse and socks, and a pair of panties and slacks were found lying nearby. Robins yellow and brown 10 speed bicycle was found parked near her body.
DNA evidence exists in this case. Detectives believe that due to the fact that Robin Marie very trusting and friendly, she either met someone in the woods or she was lured to that spot as she was on her way home.
No arrests have been made and the murder of 19 year old Robin Marie Durrer remains unsolved to this day.
Sources:
Family Still Wonders What Person Could Have Done These Unspeakable Things
http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten..._ART_01-31-10_B1_10GESA7.html#story-continues
Investigators Working To Crack 1981 Cold Case
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/cr...11/05/25/story-columbus-durrer-cold-case.html
Ohio Unsolved Homicides
http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Enforcement/Unsolved-Cases/Cold-Case/Homicides/Durrer