Southeast Ohio History Center Lecture Series - Murder Most Foul

Athens City Council · March 5, 2026

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Presenter thanked staff and volunteers who retrieved archival files and introduced a long-form presentation on a 1962 murder case that he titled "Murder Most Foul."

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Presenter to the Athens City Council recounted the 1962 murder of Helen Steeves, the conviction of her husband Gene Steeves, his 1970 escape from the Ohio State Penitentiary and a current $1,000 reward offered for information about his whereabouts.

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