Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRandy McAllister has been charged with murder and aggravated murder in connection with a 1985 murder, according to prosecutors (Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell)Randy McAllister, a 62-year-old Ohio man, has been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated murder in connection with a 40-year-old cold case. McAllister is accused of killing traveling salesman John Warren, who was found strangled in his Middletown, Ohio, hotel room in October 1985. The case saw a breakthrough after detectives from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office reinvestigated in 2019, submitting crime-scene items for new lab analysis. Lab results identified McAllister and a now-deceased accomplice as potential suspects, leading to further investigation by authorities. McAllister was indicted by a grand jury, booked into the Warren County Jail on July 1, and is scheduled for an arraignment on July 7. In fullAn auto parts salesman was murdered 40 years ago in his hotel room. His killer has just been arrestedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Cold case cracked after 40 years as murder suspect finally arrested
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRandy McAllister has been charged with murder and aggravated murder in connection with a 1985 murder, according to prosecutors (Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell)Randy McAllister, a 62-year-old Ohio man, has been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated murder in connection with a 40-year-old cold case. McAllister is accused of killing traveling salesman John Warren, who was found strangled in his Middletown, Ohio, hotel room in October 1985. The case saw a breakthrough after detectives from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office reinvestigated in 2019, submitting crime-scene items for new lab analysis. Lab results identified McAllister and a now-deceased accomplice as potential suspects, leading to further investigation by authorities. McAllister was indicted by a grand jury, booked into the Warren County Jail on July 1, and is scheduled for an arraignment on July 7. In fullAn auto parts salesman was murdered 40 years ago in his hotel room. His killer has just been arrestedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
