Killing of Leonard Fields
- Year
- 1988
- Where
- Akron, Summit County, Ohio
- Source
- Ohio Attorney General
- Evidence
- 1
Leonard Fields was killed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on August 17, 1988. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1377.
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