Although September & REALTOR® Safety Month are now behind us, let us always remember that safety should be every REALTORS®’ #1 priority when doing business & showing property. Please read this sad news story below remember that safety should be a year-round practice. For safety tips & resources, please visit: http://www.realtor.org/safety.

Authorities in Ohio have charged two men with the Sept. 20 murder of a 67-year-old Realtor who was showing a vacant home in Youngstown, and issued a warrant for a man wanted for questioning in the murder of another Realtor showing a home 40 miles away on the same day.

Police say the murders are unrelated, although one of the men charged in the Youngstown murder has also been charged along with his brother in the Sept. 15 robbery of another real estate agent showing an apartment.

Robert Brooks, 25, of Youngstown, and Grant Cooper, 21, of Hubbard, are charged with the murder of Realtor Vivian D. Martin, 67, who was scheduled to show a vacant home in Youngstown at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20.

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