Description: On March 31, 2020, an oil well worker discovered the skeletal remains of an adult Caucasian male in a rural area off of Sandy Avenue in Canton, OH. Investigators believe he was between 30-50 years old and 5’1” and 5’9” tall. He may have suffered...
DNA Doe Project resolves case of historic humans remains found in Ohio Jawbone found in Chillicothe in 2022 belonged to man born in mid-1800s Chillicothe, Ohio – Three years after a jawbone was found on the banks of the Scioto River, the Ross County Coroner’s...
Description: On August 1, 1996, a human skull was discovered in the Scioto River behind the correctional institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. Analysis of the skull found it to be from a man, but no other information could be determined. NamUs ID: UP91208 Date Body...
Description: On March 30, 2006, the partially decomposed body of an adult Caucasian male was discovered draped over a tree trunk in the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio. He is believed to have died approximately 4 months prior. The manner of death could not be...
January 2026 Case Update: In 2007, a fisherman saw the body of a man floating down the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio. This man had no identification on him, and in the eighteen years since he was discovered, no one has come forward to identify him. Now, thanks to the...
