William Sproat
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
#3385-SproatTier-2 extracted
William Sproat
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Feb 28, 1970(extracted from narrative)
Recovery location
Columbus, OH
Coordinates
39.9921, -83.0115
Days open
20,552
Victims
Extracted
Mary Petry
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn February 28, 1970, victims Mary Petry and William Sproat were found deceased in Sproat's apartment at 178 W. 8th Ave Apt C, Columbus, OH. Both victims were found to have been stabbed to death. The homicide investigation by the Columbus Police Department is ongoing. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Cold Case Unit at (614) 645-4036.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponknife
Locationresidence
Date1970-02-28
Address178 W. 8th Ave Apt C, Columbus, OH
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.9921
- Longitude
- -83.0115
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 178 West 8th Ave Apt C
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