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Columbus-based forensic psychologist Jeffrey Smalldon’s fascination with serial killers started early when as a college student he began writing to Charles Manson, and Manson wrote back to him.

Columbus-based forensic psychologist Jeffrey Smalldon’s fascination with serial killers started early when as a college student he began writing to Charles Manson, and Manson wrote back to him.

The Ohio State University student newspaper, The Lantern, recently investigated the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer while he was a student at OSU in the fall of 1978. The story came about after the release of the Netflix series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”

Anthony Sowell, who was convicted in 2011 of killing 11 women in Cleveland, died Monday in an Ohio prison medical facility. A prison spokeswoman said the 61-year-old was admitted Jan. 21 with a terminal illness after spending close to 10 years on death row. She provided no details on his illness, other than that it was not COVID-19 related.

In 2018, he confessed to the murder of 93 women over the course of 35 years. At the time of his death, police were still trying to connect him to dozens of murders.

The string of killings in the 1970s and '80s terrorized California. Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, sat in a wheelchair on Monday as he rasped out "yes" and "I admit" to charges in 13 murders.

Hamilton County's prosecutor is working with the coroner's office to identify the body of a Jane Doe in an alleged serial killer case.

The Ohio Supreme Court is hearing the appeal of a Cleveland man who killed 11 women and hid the remains in and around his home.Attorneys for Anthony…