| Murder of Christie Lynn Mullins | |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date | August 23, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-08-23) |
| Attack type | Kidnapping, rape, murder |
| Victim | Christie Lynn Mullins, aged 14 |
| Perpetrator | Henry H. Newell Jr |
| Accused | Jack Allen Carmen |
Christie Lynn Mullins was a 14-year-old girl who was abducted, raped, and murdered on August 23, 1975, in Columbus, Ohio. Jack Allen Carmen was originally charged with the crime, pleading guilty. Following revelations about a witness called Henry H. Newell Jr., Carmen was re-trialled and acquitted. Following a new police investigation, Newell, who was deceased, was revealed as the murderer in November 2015. Author John Oller, who covered the case in his 2014 book An All-American Murder, was credited with helping solve the case.
References
- ^ "Jack Allen Carmen - National Registry of Exonerations Pre 1989". www.law.umich.edu.
- Mahato, Nikita (September 8, 2022). "3 chilling details about Christie Mullins murder case". www.sportskeeda.com.
- "Police close 1975 teen murder case". Sunny 95 (sunny95.com). Saga Communications, Inc. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- Zachariah, Holly. "Finding Christie Mullins' murderer-40 years too late". Columbus Monthly.
- Dispatch, Theodore Decker, The Columbus. "Police: Man who claimed to find Christie Mullins was her killer 40 years ago". The Columbus Dispatch.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Sun, Clermont (September 8, 2021). "Marc Hoover: Justice denied: The Christie Mullins murder". The Clermont Sun.
- "Author Of Book About Christie Mullins Murder Helped Police Solve Cold Case". WOSU Public Media. November 8, 2015.
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