About this episode
The episode explores the unsolved murder of Richard Wright, an Akron mail carrier, who was shot dead in his driveway after returning from Las Vegas.
May of 2004, Richard Wright - a 53-year-old Akron mail carrier - returned home from a trip to Las Vegas, and stopped on his way home from the airport to have a drink in his neighborhood bar. Shortly after, someone followed him home from the bar and shot him dead in his driveway. But he wasn't robbed, so who killed Richard Wright, and why? Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Evergreen Podcasts
Topics covered
- murder
- unsolved cases
- Akron history
- crime
- mystery
Keywords
- Richard Wright
- murder
- Akron
- Las Vegas
- unsolved case
- crime
- mystery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Akron Beacon Journal, Evergreen Podcasts
Places: Akron, Las Vegas
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