Killing of Washington Smith
- Year
- 1980
- Where
- Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
- Source
- Ohio Attorney General
- Evidence
- 1
Washington Smith was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on September 6, 1980. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1242.
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