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Code 18: Unsolved, Episode 5: Tim Darrow's final fight with his father

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Code 18: Unsolved, Episode 5: Tim Darrow's final fight with his father

Tim Darrow is the last known person to see his father alive.

What does he remember about those moments?

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No one has heard from Tim since police initially talked to him following his father’s disappearance. We met up with him and asked him to walk us through his last day with Alvin Darrow, Jr., and their final fight over a stolen motorcycle.

Tim Darrow speaks about his father during an interview February 3, 2020.
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“I punched him, he punched the bike,” Tim Darrow says in his first interview since 2017.

What happened next varies from telling to telling. What is known, Alvin was never seen or heard from again.

Continue the hunt for Alvin Darrow, Jr. in Episode Five to help put this Code 18 to rest.

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio or elsewhere. You can also find episodes and additional case information, including photos and videos, at toledoblade.com/code18.

If you have any information about this or any other local unsolved homicide case, call Toledo Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111.

First Published August 17, 2020, 4:00 a.m.

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