Marc Hoover
Marc Hoover is a Hooper award winning columnist for the Clermont Sun newspaper in Ohio. Contact him at www.themarcabe.com or through Facebook: www.Facebook.com/themarcabe. Marc also has a podcast called Catch my Killer.
The disappearances of Felipe Santos and Terrance Williams
While in grade school during the 70s, I can recall when police officers would visit our school. They would tell us about the perils of drugs, stranger danger and tell us to obey the law. They also claimed to be our friends and to approach them if we were in danger. I still remember the following words:
Marc HooverPublished 3 days ago in Criminal
What happened to Erica Baker?
Equusearch Midwest and the Kettering Police Department will search an area around Huffman Dam in Green County, Ohio this weekend. It’s the latest attempt to find Erica Baker, who vanished from Kettering, Ohio over 20 years ago.
Marc HooverPublished 11 days ago in Criminal
The lost boys
Frequently, my grandson asks me what I did for fun as a child. I told him I grew up during the late 70s and early 80s. It was a different time. We didn’t have cellphones, cable television or even a computer. We spent our days riding bikes, playing football or we just took long walks.
Marc HooverPublished 17 days ago in Criminal
How DNA captured its first monster
Lynda Mann was an attractive 15-year-old English teenager who lived in Narborough, a village near Leicester, with her step-father, mother and her older sister Susan. Lynda also performed well in school and enjoyed studying different foreign languages. On November 21, 1983, she had lined up a babysitting job to earn some extra money. Her parents expected her to return home after 6 p.m.
Marc HooverPublished 25 days ago in Criminal
A boy named Steven
If you talk to any parent about their worst fears, I can almost guarantee child abduction will be one of them. Unfortunately, our society has countless pedophiles and adults who have done unspeakable horrors to children. My county has a website that registers addresses and photographs of local sexual predators.
Marc HooverPublished about a month ago in Criminal
The man who loved his mother to death
It’s probably not a stretch to suggest that most people love their mothers. They are the tender women who wipe away tears, put band aids on our scraped knees, and listen to us grumble about our troubles. However, John “Jack” Gilbert Graham didn’t love his mother. He was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1932.
Marc HooverPublished about a month ago in Criminal
Somewhere in the Twilight Zone
For five seasons, host Rod Serling appeared in living rooms across the land with an extraordinary tale from the Twilight Zone. If you’re too young to recall this classic show, do yourself a favor and watch it on Hulu or Netflix. The show had many actors who would become Hollywood legends. For instance, Robert Redford, Dennis Hopper, Carol Burnett, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Burgess Meredith all visited the Twilight Zone.
Marc HooverPublished about a month ago in Criminal
The disappearance of Henry Louis Baltimore Jr.
For many teenagers, transitioning from high school to college or trade school is a rite of passage. While attending high school, most teenagers don’t know what they want to do after high school. Besides, there are many options. Some will join the military while others will enter the workforce immediately. But there are those who know exactly what they want to do after high school graduation. Henry Louis Baltimore Jr. wanted to be in a marching band and then become a social worker. His goals were noble and admirable.
Marc HooverPublished 2 months ago in Criminal
