Murder of Krista Harrison

Krista Harrison
School portrait of Krista Harrison
Born
Krista Lea Harrison

(1971-05-28)May 28, 1971
Orrville, Ohio, United States
DiedJuly 17, 1982 (1982-07-18) (aged 11)
Marshallville, Ohio, United States
Cause of deathStrangulation
Body discoveredJuly 23, 1982
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationStudent
Known forMurder victim

The murder of Krista Lea Harrison occurred on July 17, 1982, in Marshallville, Ohio, United States. The case remained unsolved for two years, until Robert Anthony Buell was convicted of her murder in 1984. In 2000, Harrison's case appeared on the fifth season of the American television show Forensic Files in an episode titled "Material Evidence."