June 10, 2024

MURDERED: Devan Duniver

MURDERED: Devan Duniver

When a beloved five-year-old falls victim to a brutal homicide, authorities quickly close in on a suspect no one could have predicted – a 12-year-old neighbor. But members of the community have their doubts, which are only heightened when prosecutorial misconduct is uncovered, leaving everyone to ask: did investigators go after the right person? Or did tunnel vision lead them to victimize yet another child?

When a beloved five-year-old falls victim to a brutal homicide, authorities quickly close in on a suspect no one could have predicted – a 12-year-old neighbor. But members of the community have their doubts, which are only heightened when prosecutorial misconduct is uncovered, leaving everyone to ask: did investigators go after the right person? Or did tunnel vision lead them to victimize yet another child?

  • If you have any information about the murder of Devan Duniver in June of 1998 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, please contact the NPPD at 330-343-4488.
  • If you would like more information about the National Registry of Exonerations, or to join us in supporting them, please visit this link. You can find Anthony’s listing here as well.
  • And if you or anyone you know struggles with suicidal ideation, please know that help is available. You can reach out to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or chat with them at www.988lifeline.org. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
     

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