Murder of Tina Harmon

Tina Harmon
Born
Tina Marie Harmon

June 9, 1969 (1969-06-09)
Creston, Ohio, United States
DiedOctober 29, 1981 (1981-10-30) (aged 12)
Lodi, Ohio, United States
Cause of deathStrangulation
Body discoveredNovember 3, 1981
Bethlehem Township, Ohio
OccupationStudent
Known forMurder victim

Tina Marie Harmon (June 9, 1969 – October 29, 1981) was a 12-year-old American girl who was abducted, raped, and murdered on October 29, 1981, after being dropped off in Lodi, Ohio. After the discovery of her body, she was later buried at the Maple Mound Cemetery. Two men were originally convicted of her murder on circumstantial evidence but were eventually released when the conviction was overturned. Harmon's murder was solved in 2010 when DNA from the individual who raped her was matched to Robert Anthony Buell.