In Dateline S21 E22, the murder case of Hannah Hill is explored. It is one of the most tragic things to have ever happened in Akron. The eighteen-year-old disappeared in May 1999 after she left home the previous year, before beginning a new job. Seven days later, she was found in the trunk of her car, on a deserted street.
In this Dateline episode, the doctor who examined her in the mortuary established that she had been killed by being killed with a bag. A simple search for a missing young woman soon turned into a long and painful investigation.
The case lasted over thirteen years before being submitted. Finally, in 2012, the development of DNA testing led to the sentencing of Denny Ross to death row. The story remains one of Akron’s most talked-about tragedies…