Billy Lavaco was 21 when he and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Judith Straub, were found murdered in a wooded area of Silver Creek Metro Park in Norton, Ohio. Their bodies were discovered August 8, 1977, two days after the killings on August 6, 1977. Both had been shot at point-blank range with a 20-gauge shotgun. Lavaco’s car was located abandoned near the scene and Straub’s purse, containing $400, was untouched, which investigators noted ruled out robbery as a motive. The couple had been dating about eight months.

The crime went unsolved for decades. A Wayne County man was charged a few years after the murders, but a Summit County grand jury declined to indict for lack of evidence. Decades later, Edward Wayne Edwards, who lived in Doylestown at the time of the killings, confessed and reportedly said he had lured the couple to the park before killing them; he also allegedly boasted about getting away with the Norton murder. His confession reportedly brought closure to the families. What details about the motive or the exact circumstances remain unanswered for readers who may remember the couple or the area?