Raymond Cruzado was 22 when he died in a double homicide at the Lorain Grandview Motel on West Erie Avenue. He and 23-year-old Maida Ann Ridenour (also known as Parker or Johnigan) were found dead in their motel room; both discoveries were made during the morning hours. Cruzado’s death is dated April 4, 1977, one day after the initial incident on April 3. He was described as 5 feet 8 inches, 150 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes.

The exact circumstances that led to their deaths have not been publicly detailed, and the case remains unsolved. The Lorain Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation have kept the file open, and the Ohio Attorney General’s unsolved homicides database lists Cruzado’s case. If anyone has information that could help bring answers in this case, please come forward.