Man convicted of 1974 murder of Huron teen denied parole

MANSFIELD – Dennis Dussell, the man convicted of the murdering a Huron teenager in 1974 and assaulting other women in later years, will remain behind bars for at least the next four years.

In 1975, Dussell was convicted of murdering 17-year-old Jodi Auble. Auble was killed in the early morning hours of October 5, 1974, when she was hit at least 10 times on the head and was either dead or unconscious when she was run over with the car. For Auble’s murder, Dussell was sentenced from 15 years to life in prison, but was paroled nine years later in 1984.

Soon after being paroled, Dussell was connected to several separate incidents of assaults against women. It wouldn’t be until 1991, however, that Dussell would be sent back to prison for an attack against a woman.

In that 1990 incident, Dussell allegedly kidnapped a woman in a Lakewood parking lot. He allegedly put a sharp object to her throat and ordered her into his van. He then allegedly pulled into an alley, forced the woman into the back of the van, and raped her. After the rape, Dussell allegedly allowed the woman to go back to her car.

For that incident, Dussell was sentenced to 65-90 years for his crimes to be served in addition to his murder sentence.

The next time Dussell, 68, will be up for parole will be in June 2026. If he is granted parole then, he will be released in August 2026.

Read more about Dussell’s crimes and the murder of Jodi Auble in this article from March 2022.

This article was written by Nate Hinners. Contact Nate at nhinners@huroninsider.com.