David Smelser
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
#180-SmelserTier-2 extracted
David Smelser
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Oct 30, 1987(extracted from narrative)
Recovery location
Eaton, OH
Coordinates
39.7141, -84.6124
Days open
14,099
Victims
ExtractedMelinda Newcomb
Donnie Marker
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedLate in the evening on Friday, October 30, 1987, three individuals were murdered by at least one gunshot to the head in a house located at 2188 Consolidated Road, in Eaton, Ohio. The names of the murdered individuals were David Smelser, Melinda Newcomb, and Donnie Marker. The bodies were not found until the following Monday, 3 days later, at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponfirearm
Locationresidence
Date1987-10-30
Address2188 Consolidated Road, in Eaton, Ohio
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
About these fields →qwen3:14b · 6/2/2026
Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.7141
- Longitude
- -84.6124
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 2188 Consolidated Rd
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