Where is Christian Fuhr now? Details explored ahead of Evil Lives Here on ID
Between November 7 and Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2001, three women were found dead in separate yet nearby locations on the south side of Columbus, Ohio. All three- Kimberly Rodgers, Shawna Sowers, and Lisa Crow were known to law enforcement. Their deaths, marked by strangulation and blunt force trauma, raised fears of a potential serial offender.
Investigators eventually linked the murders to Christian Fuhr, a tree trimmer with a prior conviction for domestic violence. According to a Columbus Dispatch report dated November 29, 2001, a borrowed pickup truck found near one of the victims' bodies helped connect Fuhr to the crime scenes.
Surveillance, witness interviews, and forensic analysis later confirmed his involvement. DNA and fingerprint evidence matched him to the victims, as per The Cinemaholic report dated July 17, 2021. As of 2025, Christian Fuhr is serving his sentence at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
To avoid the death penalty, Christian Fuhr accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to life without parole. His case is revisited in Evil Lives Here season 17, episode 13, titled He Took My Soul, which highlights the personal fallout experienced by those once closest to him.
Christian Fuhr remains incarcerated at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, where he is classified as a s*xually violent predator
Christian Fuhr, who accepted the plea deal to avoid the death penalty, has been officially classified as a s*xually violent predator. In 2001, a string of murders in Columbus led investigators directly to him.
It all started when police discovered the body of 29-year-old Kimberly Rodgers on November 7, 2001. She was found dead in a cornfield, the cause determined to be strangulation. Eleven days later, another woman was found.
This time it was 30-year-old Shawna Sowers. Her body was discovered at a construction site just a short distance from the first crime scene. Her neck had been broken. Then, on Thanksgiving Day, the violence escalated once again. The body of 36-year-old Lisa Crow was found in a dumpster behind a commercial building. She, too, had been strangled.
According to The Cinemaholic report dated July 17, 2021, all three victims had struggled with drug addiction and had engaged in s*x work. A report from The Columbus Dispatch on November 29, 2001, noted that investigators began focusing on Christian Fuhr after discovering a pickup truck near the dumpster where Lisa Crow had been dumped. The truck, which had a flat tyre, belonged to Fuhr's employer, who confirmed that Fuhr had borrowed it the day before.
From there, the case picked up speed. Authorities placed Fuhr under surveillance and began collecting forensic evidence. They found DNA on the victims that matched his. A palm print on one woman’s thigh further linked him to the crimes.
When officers first questioned Fuhr, he denied having any involvement in the murders. He claimed he was with his ex-wife and their young son at the time of the killings, but parts of his story didn’t check out.
According to Murderpedia, forensic scientists matched semen collected from the victims with Fuhr’s DNA. The palm print confirmed he had made physical contact with one of the victims after death.
The Columbus Dispatch, in its November 30, 2001 coverage, highlighted that Fuhr had a history of run-ins with the law. He’d been convicted in New York for possessing stolen property and had also pleaded guilty to domestic violence in 2000. His ex-wife later confirmed that he used cocaine and often acted unpredictably.
In the days before his arrest, Christian Fuhr appeared confident. Neighbours recalled him bragging that the police had cleared him. However, detectives brought him in for a third interview, and this time, they didn’t let him go.
He formally admitted to murdering Kimberly Rodgers, Shawna Sowers, and Lisa Crow. With solid forensic evidence against him and the death penalty on the table, Fuhr decided to plead guilty, removing capital punishment from the table. As of 2025, Christian Fuhr remains behind bars at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
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