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Cincinnati Strangler

1938–2007

United States

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The Cincinnati Strangler was the name given to an American serial killer responsible for the murder of seven women in Cincinnati, Ohio, between December 1965 and December 9, 1966. During the investigation, a local resident, Posteal Laskey Jr. (June 18, 1937 – May 29, 2007), was declared the main suspect in the killings and was arrested on December 9, 1966, for one of the murders for which he was subsequently convicted.

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