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Sep 15, 2026 1 hr 7 min

The Ohio 4 : Getting Back to 1991 : Part 1

from Mean Street News Hosted by Katie

Tonight Mean Street News is BACK!!! Katie has missed you all... We will be picking back up with The Ohio 4, to get us back on track, Katie will be going over what we have learned so far, by sharing Mean Streets Ohio 4 Murder Map and Timeline based on the police report.... With the 35 year Anniversary Approaching it is important to get back to The Ohio 4!Four men were wrongfully convicted, two still incarcerated for the murder of Marsha Blakely in August of 1991, the same night Marsha was murdered, her room mate Floyd Epps was as well. Back in 1991 Detectives were told my the County Coroner these murders were related. However today Floyd Epps murder is still unsolved. That is because the Detectives at the time wanted to use the murders of Epps & Blakely to lock up four young men from Queens New York who came into Lorain to traffic crack cocaine. The local Lorain police targeted these men because as the lead Detective states they had a master plan to take over the area with drugs and guns, and they were getting in the way of locals who were trafficking. These Detectives had this problem with Detroit men a few years prior, lead Detective Taliano stated they got "rid" of them and now they must get rid of New York Boys, and he is planning to use these murders to get rid of drug competitors. Using a long time Informants drug addicted son who owed one of the four money, they did just that Watch Full Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxCNVfV9RQ Learn More THE OHIO 4 : https://meanstreetnews.com/the-ohio-4

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