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The Cleveland John Doe Case

Audiobook
Nonfiction: History
Unabridged   8 hour(s)
Publication date: 04/15/2025

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The Cleveland John Doe Case

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Digital Download ISBN:9781696618281

Summary

Thibault Raisse examines the Robert Ivan Nichols case in this must-listen entry in the Fifty States of Crime series.

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Ohio. A suicide, no fingerprints, no identity.

In July 2002, the Eastlake police discovered a decomposed body in a modest studio apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. It appeared to be a suicide by firearm. The man was Joseph Newton Chandler III, a retiree whom neighbors and former colleagues described as quiet, secretive, and strange. But as the investigation progressed, less and less about Joseph's life and identity made sense.

In 2018, thanks to scientific advances in DNA, the man's true identity was finally discovered: Robert Ivan Nichols. A veteran with a wife and three sons, Nichols eventually left his family, telling his wife "One day you will know why." A few years later, in 1965, his family reported him missing. By 1978, he had stolen the identity of Joseph Newton Chandler III, who had been killed in a car accident at eight years old. But who was this man and why did he change his name? What secret was he trying to hide?

Thibault Raisse examines the case, exploring the many theories that have emerged, from the craziest to the most credible. Among these theories is a possible connection to the Zodiac Killer, whose murders date back to 1968 and 1969 in California.

Author Bio

Born in Paris, Thibault Raisse was a staff reporter at the Le Parisien daily newspaper for nine years. He now works as a freelance journalist for the French magazines Society and Elle, with a special interest in unsolved crime stories. He is coauthor of the bestselling true crime book Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès: l'Enquête.