Ohio cold case reportedly solved as man is charged in 1985 hotel murder linked to Georgia Cracker Barrel clue

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A man suspected of brutally killing a traveling auto parts salesman inside his Holiday Inn hotel room in Ohio more than four decades ago has been charged in the murder, years after the victim's items were found behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia, authorities said Monday. Randy Lane McAllister, a 62-year-old Columbus resident, was indicted by a Warren County grand jury for his alleged role in the Oct. 17, 1985, death of John Christopher Warren. He was charged with aggravated murder and murder after investigators resurrected the cold case through forensic evidence. NORTH CAROLINA COLD CASE HEATS UP WITH STEPMOTHER ACCUSED OF KILLING MISSING TEEN Randy McAllister has been charged in the 1985 murder of traveling auto parts salesman John Christopher Warren in an Oh