Press & Coverage
Media
News coverage, interviews, and reporting on Lori’s case, most recent first.

WKBN: I don’t care how long it takes
Jul 30, 2021

Who killed Lori Lynn?
Mar 6, 2021
Video Footage — Aug 1, 2017
Feb 13, 2021

Murder in My Family Podcast
Feb 6, 2021

Warming up Liberty cold case
Jan 3, 2021

Who staged Lori Lynn’s murder?
Dec 20, 2020

Lawsuit into Liberty Twp. death investigation was terminated
Sep 9, 2020
The family of Lori Pullin Lynn filed a lawsuit against several Liberty Twp. officials.

Three years later: Woman seeking answers in sister’s murder in Liberty Twp.
Aug 20, 2019
The Trumbull County coroner even noted that the crime scene looked staged.

Liberty police union has “complete confidence” in police chief
Aug 6, 2019
The Liberty Fraternal Order of Police No. 65 and Liberty Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association union released a statement Monday in light of a pending lawsuit against the township that names as defendants two trustees and policemen, including police Chief Toby Meloro.

Daughters of woman found dead in pond sue Liberty officials
Aug 1, 2019
The daughters of the 60-year-old woman found dead, partially submerged in a Shannon Road pond in 2017, have filed a federal lawsuit against two township trustees and some members of the police department.

Murder case of woman found in Liberty pond remains unsolved 2 years later
Jul 22, 2019
Lori Lynn was found face-down in a pond on her mother’s property in August 2017.

Do you know who killed Loraine Lynn?
Jul 12, 2019
The family of Loraine Lynn, a woman found dead in her mother’s pond on Shannon Road in August 2017, is still trying to collect information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of her killer.

Friends and family celebrate Loraine Lynn’s life
Apr 27, 2019

Reward offered in unsolved Liberty murder
Apr 11, 2019
Billboards are popping up around the Mahoning Valley offering a $20,000 reward to help track a killer. The body of Lori Pullin Lynn was found sometime after 7:00 AM on August 2, 2017. She was face down in a pond with a riding tractor submerged in the water at her mother’s Shannon Road home in Liberty. Authorities believe Lynn was actually murdered the day before, on August 1, 2017. Initially the case was believed to be accidental, but was later ruled a homicide.

Murder victim’s family calls for Liberty police chief’s resignation
Sep 18, 2018
Tearful accusations from a grieving family and assertions from supporters of the township’s new interim police chief clashed during a packed trustees meeting Monday night.

Report details factors that weren’t taken for consideration in initial Loraine Lynn case
Aug 26, 2018
The initial report a private investigation firm sent to Liberty police in June reveals details on factors that may have been overlooked by the lead investigator in the Loraine Lynn death probe.

Report reveals flaws in interim Liberty chief’s death probe
Aug 15, 2018
LIBERTY — Had police Capt. Toby Meloro “followed the video evidence to its logical conclusion” the investigation into the death of Loraine Lynn would have immediately been taken “into another direction,” concludes an internal report released by the township today.

More questions than answers a year after Liberty pond death
Aug 5, 2018
Loraine Lynn’s body was found face down in her mother’s pond on Shannon Road a year ago last week. Police initially believed it was an accident, until the coroner ruled her death a homicide in March. Her family, particularly her younger sister Diane Pullin, wants to know what happened to Loraine.

Liberty tractor “accident” now investigated as homicide
May 30, 2018
Liberty Township Police Chief Rich Tisone says one of his detectives and a state investigator are working “non-stop” as they look into the death of a woman originally thought to have been the result of an accident.
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