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Lester Eubanks Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Ohio on Dec 07, 1973

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On a cold day in December of 1973, a then 30-year-old male by the name of Lester Eubanks vanished while on a temporary furlough for Christmas shopping in Columbus, Ohio, and has not been seen by authorities since. Eubanks was an inmate at the Ohio State Penitentiary, serving a life sentence for the 1965 murder of a 14-year-old girl named Mary Ellen Deener. His initial death sentence had been commuted to life in prison in 1972 when the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. Due t ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 07, 1973

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    Victim Details

    Jan 07, 2019

    Jan 18, 2024

    Lester

    Eubanks

    80

    30

    71 inches

    175 lbs

    Black / African American

    Male

    Dec 07, 1973

    Columbus

    Ohio

    Franklin County

    No

    45563

    Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation

    London

    Ohio

    Madison County

    43140

    Samantha Molnar

    Criminal Intelligence Analyst

    1560 State Route 56 Southwest, Ohio

    State

    Law Enforcement

    United States Marshals Service

    9853

    Black

    Brown

    Brown

    06/14/2026


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    Forum Posts (3)

    Has anyone else been following the Lester Eubanks case? I find it mind-boggling that someone with su... ...Read More
    11/06/2023
    Has anyone else dived into the details of Lester Eubanks' disappearance? I've been trying to wrap my... ...Read More
    10/25/2023
    Did anyone see the recent documentary that touched on Lester Eubanks' escape? It's mind-boggling to ... ...Read More
    02/12/2023

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