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cdr369 · 10-07-2016, 08:31 PM

No updates. Here is a prior link: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/.../t-173786.html .

Arnold_OldSchool · 03-18-2018, 03:40 AM

With the DNA, this one seems solvable. I figured the small town nature of the crime would have aided in the crime being resolved.

Poor guy died for maybe a few hundred bucks.

Usmysteriesmaniac · 06-23-2018, 08:50 PM

This was a fairly rare case, which I have as well. Lifetime would also occasionally show it from time to time too. Some have speculated that Timothy McVeigh could have been the killer, as he was supposedly in the area at the time. Highly doubt it, but you just never know for certain though. My best guess is that the guy was just a small time petty criminal, and has probably been arrested for something else by now, or so I hope. It's too bad the customer who activated the gas pumps had to arrive at the exact wrong time, which freaked the robber/killer out, after things seemed to be in control before that, until all hell broke loose from that point. Chances are the guy just gets out of there with the cash as he probably intended if that didn't happen, and nothing more. And to think he was only a minute away from being caught, and was unfortunately lucky enough to escape just in the nick of time, until the cops arrived moments later, but still too late though.

Hot Jock · 07-27-2022, 06:06 PM

I’m currently in the Akron, OH area for some work related things and drove by the exact location where this case took place yesterday. It’s right where SR OH-43 intersects with I-76. The Duchess Shoppe no longer exists but has been replaced by a Speedway gas station. There is a small access road that directly feeds into I-76 right behind the Speedway. I suspect that the shooter must have had a vehicle stashed somewhere along said access road. It would be very easy to have stayed hidden at 2:00 am in this area as there isn’t a lot of activity there late at night. The killer likely had less than a 60 second sprint to his car once he fled the crime scene. From there he likely had less than a 60 second drive to I-76. Once on the highway he could have gone anywhere. I-76 feeds into plenty of other major highways and runs east all the way to Philadelphia itself. The big thing in this case is that they have a blood sample from the killer which means they have his DNA. This seems like one of those cases where they will eventually get a familial DNA hit. It’s just a matter of when.

I’m surprised this one doesn’t get more discussion on here.

Usmysteriesmaniac · 07-27-2022, 09:57 PM

Interesting. This was a kind of an under the radar segment, which is probably why not many talk about it compared to others. At least it makes sense as to how the killer was seemingly able to disappear into the night, and vanish without a trace before the police were able to arrive. I still have my doubts that it'll ever be solved, as much as I hope that will happen one day, someway, somehow.

James T · 07-29-2022, 02:32 AM

One of those bizarre cases where another 30-60 seconds & the guy would have been gone with the cash. Just bad luck a customer drove in to fill up his tank at that time-or the guy would likely still be alive.

Always amazes me how slack those all night companies are & how little they care about their staff by having them work alone-especially at nighttime & don't see fit to provide a firearm for defence. Still going on now.

Usmysteriesmaniac · 07-29-2022, 10:07 AM

I know, really. Same thing also happened with others featured on U.M., with Deborah Poe, Trudy Darby, and Eileen Mangold being a few examples which I can name off the top of my head. That along with other similar cases I remember seeing on America's Most Wanted back in the day as well. Some bigger cooperate places that are open late, if not 24/7 (who could at least afford it such as Wawa for example) have since taken precautions with requiring at least two employees be working at all times, while not allowing gas station attendants to carry a certain amount of cash on them past midnight or so. That along with mom & pop ones who don't allow customers to enter past a certain time period, while having bullet proof glass installed as well. Some convenient stores here and there will also go the extra mile by "paying" police to hang around in food/snacks, and beverages at night, to assure the safety of both their property, and employees too.

Rayroy · 05-31-2026, 01:22 AM

If the blood the police found was indeed the killer's, the only reasons I can come up with that he was never found is that the case is buried somewhere and no one has checked the DNA, the blood somehow got lost, The killer died shortly/some time after, or the killer did not intend to kill anyone and possibly never committed a crime against after this. Never arrested and/or had his DNA collected might be more appropriate.

It's so sad. He was not scheduled to work that day and the customer showing up at that time. It all worked against him. All it took was 3 minutes.

06-23-2018, 08:50 PM	#18
Usmysteriesmaniac Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 28, 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 107	This was a fairly rare case, which I have as well. Lifetime would also occasionally show it from time to time too. Some have speculated that Timothy McVeigh could have been the killer, as he was supposedly in the area at the time. Highly doubt it, but you just never know for certain though. My best guess is that the guy was just a small time petty criminal, and has probably been arrested for something else by now, or so I hope. It's too bad the customer who activated the gas pumps had to arrive at the exact wrong time, which freaked the robber/killer out, after things seemed to be in control before that, until all hell broke loose from that point. Chances are the guy just gets out of there with the cash as he probably intended if that didn't happen, and nothing more. And to think he was only a minute away from being caught, and was unfortunately lucky enough to escape just in the nick of time, until the cops arrived moments later, but still too late though.
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10-07-2016, 08:31 PM	#16
cdr369 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 13, 2015 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 227	No updates. Here is a prior link: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/.../t-173786.html .

03-18-2018, 03:40 AM	#17
Arnold_OldSchool Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 680	With the DNA, this one seems solvable. I figured the small town nature of the crime would have aided in the crime being resolved. Poor guy died for maybe a few hundred bucks.

07-27-2022, 06:06 PM	#19
Hot Jock Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2016 Posts: 493	I’m currently in the Akron, OH area for some work related things and drove by the exact location where this case took place yesterday. It’s right where SR OH-43 intersects with I-76. The Duchess Shoppe no longer exists but has been replaced by a Speedway gas station. There is a small access road that directly feeds into I-76 right behind the Speedway. I suspect that the shooter must have had a vehicle stashed somewhere along said access road. It would be very easy to have stayed hidden at 2:00 am in this area as there isn’t a lot of activity there late at night. The killer likely had less than a 60 second sprint to his car once he fled the crime scene. From there he likely had less than a 60 second drive to I-76. Once on the highway he could have gone anywhere. I-76 feeds into plenty of other major highways and runs east all the way to Philadelphia itself. The big thing in this case is that they have a blood sample from the killer which means they have his DNA. This seems like one of those cases where they will eventually get a familial DNA hit. It’s just a matter of when. I’m surprised this one doesn’t get more discussion on here.

07-27-2022, 09:57 PM	#20
Usmysteriesmaniac Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 28, 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 107	Interesting. This was a kind of an under the radar segment, which is probably why not many talk about it compared to others. At least it makes sense as to how the killer was seemingly able to disappear into the night, and vanish without a trace before the police were able to arrive. I still have my doubts that it'll ever be solved, as much as I hope that will happen one day, someway, somehow.

07-29-2022, 02:32 AM	#21
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,563	One of those bizarre cases where another 30-60 seconds & the guy would have been gone with the cash. Just bad luck a customer drove in to fill up his tank at that time-or the guy would likely still be alive. Always amazes me how slack those all night companies are & how little they care about their staff by having them work alone-especially at nighttime & don't see fit to provide a firearm for defence. Still going on now.

07-29-2022, 10:07 AM	#22
Usmysteriesmaniac Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 28, 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 107	I know, really. Same thing also happened with others featured on U.M., with Deborah Poe, Trudy Darby, and Eileen Mangold being a few examples which I can name off the top of my head. That along with other similar cases I remember seeing on America's Most Wanted back in the day as well. Some bigger cooperate places that are open late, if not 24/7 (who could at least afford it such as Wawa for example) have since taken precautions with requiring at least two employees be working at all times, while not allowing gas station attendants to carry a certain amount of cash on them past midnight or so. That along with mom & pop ones who don't allow customers to enter past a certain time period, while having bullet proof glass installed as well. Some convenient stores here and there will also go the extra mile by "paying" police to hang around in food/snacks, and beverages at night, to assure the safety of both their property, and employees too.

05-31-2026, 01:22 AM	#23
Rayroy Good news everyone! Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 27, 2025 Posts: 81	If the blood the police found was indeed the killer's, the only reasons I can come up with that he was never found is that the case is buried somewhere and no one has checked the DNA, the blood somehow got lost, The killer died shortly/some time after, or the killer did not intend to kill anyone and possibly never committed a crime against after this. Never arrested and/or had his DNA collected might be more appropriate. It's so sad. He was not scheduled to work that day and the customer showing up at that time. It all worked against him. All it took was 3 minutes.