It is April 1, 1989 and 35 year old Donald Welling was enjoying what he often did on weekend mornings which was taking a jog on the pretty back roads of Tuscarawas County. The peaceful moments of enjoying his run were shattered as a long shot rang out. The rifle bullet struck the middle of his heart killing him instantly. It was just 19 months later when on November 10, 1990, when 21 year old Jamie Paxton decided to go out and do some bow hunting with his crossbow. He found a nice area off state route 9, parked his car and got out to take a walk and get a look around. He left his weapon in the car. As Jamie was strolling along, lost in thought, he didn’t realize a man had pulled up and parked near his car. Again, shots rang out. Jamie fell to the ground after being struck three times from a rifle. The gunman would leave no evidence, leave no witnesses and was just getting started.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dillon
The Discovery Channel’s The FBI Files episode "Human Prey," S1, E3, Air date: 1998.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-snipers-mind/
https://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/10/22/killer-dillon-who-hunted-outdoorsmen-is-dead.html
https://wickedwe.com/thomas-dillon/
Hunter of Humans: The True Story of Thomas Lee Dillon by David Lohr
Man who'd aim at anything is finally the law's target By David Knox, Jolene Limbacher and Kim McMahan: Akron-Beacon Journal. January 24, 1993.

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