Trigger Warning: Murder, Spousal Abuse, Dismemberment

One day you’re here and working to better your life, whether it was to make a living or trying to escape a bad situation filled with hostility and abuse. Then the next day your life is snuffed out and you are gone. Imagine that your partner is the one to take you from this world. This is the story of the murders of Return Ward, the first recorded serial killer in Ohio. My husband, RJ, and I explore his life and bring the stories to light of this uncommon case. Sources/References: http://s3.amazonaws.com/cul-hydra/trial/sat2805/pdfs/sat2805.pdf https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sat2805 https://www.geriwalton.com/return-ward-ohios-first-serial-killer/ http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohrichla/Hist-RichlandVillage.htm https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ward-3950 Gindy, Gayleen E. Murder in Sylvania, Ohio, as Told in 1857: The First Case of Capital Execution in Lucas County, Ohio: Presumed to Be the First Serial Killer Crime in the State of Ohio. AuthorHouse, 2007.