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In the small town of Orrville, Ohio, the afternoon of December 27, 1928, began like any other for four-year-old Melvin Horst. Having received a small red toy truck or wagon for Christmas just days before, he went out to play with four neighborhood friends. They spent the afternoon in a vacant lot off of Chestnut Street, near the railroad tracks. As evening approached, Melvin told his friends he had to walk home, a journey of only about one block. He never made it. When his mother, Zora, called h ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 27, 1928

Victim Details

Oct 10, 2017

Feb 27, 2019

Melvin

Horst

100

4

37 inches

49 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 27, 1928

Orrville

Ohio

Wayne County

34118

Orrville Police Department

Orrville

Ohio

Wayne County

44667

Jamie McGreal

Sergeant

207 North Main Street, Ohio

3306845058

Local

Law Enforcement

17-38077

Orrville Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

06/18/2026


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