MUS-2026-0456
Archive card
MUS-2026-0456
Homicide
- Incident
- 2004
- Indexed
- Oct 25, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Kent Police Department
- Location
- Kent OH
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Douglas Shaw, 61, a University of Akron professor, was found dead in his Kent home in September 2004 from blunt force trauma to the head. No suspects have been named in the sources checked, and no arrest is reported.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2004
Douglas Shaw, 61, is found dead in his Kent home in September 2004 from blunt force trauma to the head.
- 2026
No suspects have been named in the sources checked and no arrest is reported. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
61, University of Akron professor. Found dead in his Kent home in September 2004 from blunt force trauma to the head.
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