Dorothea Wetzel, a 40-year-old Caucasian woman, was killed on October 3, 2006, in Toledo, Ohio. Her death was later linked to Dellmus Colvin, who confessed during incarceration to strangling her and disposing of her body. Colvin’s accounts place her death within a pattern: he said he lured victims into his truck, killed them there, and left their remains in secluded locations.

Colvin, a former truck driver, was arrested in 2005 after DNA connected him to several murders. His confession about Wetzel came during the larger investigation and was part of testimony that contributed to his conviction and multiple life sentences. The case is one of several where victims were described as vulnerable due to addiction or involvement in prostitution.