Gina Tenney
Bennie Adams
Summary of Offense:
On December 29, 1985, Bennie Adams murdered 19-year-old Gina Tenney in Youngstown. Ms. Tenney was a student at Youngstown State University and lived in the apartment above Adams. Adams raped and strangled Tenney before throwing her body into the Mahoning River. The murder became a cold case until the DNA from the rape kit, which police preserved for over 22 years, was matched with Adams' DNA.
Adams was sentenced to death in 2008.
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