A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information about a grisly doubly slaying thatoccurred nearly 40 years ago near the Ohio State campus, 10TV's Jeff Hogan reported onThursday.
On Feb. 28, 1970, the bodies of William Sproat and his girlfriend, Mary Petry, were discoveredinside an apartment on West Eighth Avenue.
Sproat, 23, an Ohio State graduate student, and Petry, 20, were both stabbed multiple times andbound with metal coat hangers, police said.
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A bowling ball was also used to smash the skull of one of the victims, Hogan reported.
The couple's bodies were discovered by Sproat's roommate.
During the course of the investigation, police were able to recover physical and DNA evidencefrom the crime scene.
Still, no arrests have been made.
"Just having the DNA is not the final answer to the case," said Columbus police Detective RalphTaylor. "You still need witnesses and you still need people to tell you what was going on aroundthat time."
Investigators do have reason to believe that someone has more information about the slaying,Hogan reported.
After a 10TV report three years ago, Central Ohio Crime Stoppers received numerous phone callsabout the case. One of those tips matched information in the case file.
"You get a tip like that (and) right away it jumps out at you," Taylor said. "Maybe I need totalk to this person personally."
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest or indictment inthe case.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477 or e-mail them byusing their Web site. Text tips can be sent to"274637" with key word "TIP125."
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