CLEVELAND – A body was found in Lake Erie at a marina near East 55th Street in Cleveland Thursday morning. The Cleveland Fire Department confirmed it responded to the lake off North Marginal Road just before noon. According to Cleveland EMS, there was a body discovered there. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said it […]
Kent State University Police are investigating a student death after a body was found in Centennial Court C. There is nothing suspicious about the death, no foul play is suspected. The Portage County Coroner’s Office confirms the student was a female. The University has notified the victim’s parents. No details about the student victim were […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The mom who threw her dead 5-year-old’s body in a trash can received three years in prison Thursday for tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. India Parker showed no emotions in court during her sentencing. The child’s grandparents and the prosecution wanted a max sentence, which she received, but […]
CLEVELAND - A man who was named one of Cleveland’s most interesting people fell to his death after apparently posting about a personal struggle on Facebook. Scott Bickel, 21, of North Royalton, died Wednesday night after falling into the Cuyahoga River near the State Route 82 Bridge in Sagamore Hills. The National Park Service said someone reported seeing the man fall at about 11 p.m. Crews recovered his body in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park a short time later.
Susanne Eman will do whatever it takes to become the world’s largest woman. Even if that means eating over 20,000 calories per day. The 32-year-old Arizona mother of two plans on reaching her 1,600+ pound goal by the time she’s 41 or 42, according to the Sun. Despite her enormous intake, her two sons apparently […]
MENTOR, Ohio – A former University of Akron and Mentor High School athlete was found dead in his home Wednesday. Mentor police confirmed 25-year-old Chris Jacquemain was dead when emergency crews arrived at his house. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said no foul play is suspected and they’re waiting on toxicology reports to come to […]
MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio – The woman’s body that was found at a former Mentor police officer’s home has been identified. Lake County Coroner Dr. Lynn Smith said the woman is 53-year-old Diane Stroud. Her husband and retired Mentor officer, Gary Stroud, has been charged with murder and appeared in Mentor Municipal Court on Tuesday. Over the […]
AKRON, Ohio – A multi-agency investigation is under way after a body was found in Akron Friday morning, and the FBI said it may be linked to the craigslist job ad case. The Cleveland office of the FBI said investigators are awaiting the identification of the person found by the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office. […]
SEVEN HILLS, OH (WOIO) – – The Seven Hills man accused of killing and burying a homeless man in his backyard pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday. In addition to his plea, Frank Dienes agreed to a sentence of life in prison. He will be eligible for parole in 16 years. Dienes was charged with aggravated murder, tampering […]
ZANESVILLE, OH (WOIO) – Two animals remain on the loose in Muskingum County, including a monkey and a wolf. The monkey is a Rhemus Macaque from Asia, about 30 pounds, and considered very dangerous. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says the animals owner, Terry Thompson, released more than 40 exotic animals from their cages Tuesday evening, before committing […]
KENT, OH (WOIO) – Police are investigating after a Kent State student was found dead in his dorm room. 26-year-old James Barnes of Midland, PA was found in his room after his family contacted police to do a welfare check. Barnes was discovered Sunday afternoon around 5PM on the fourth floor of Leebrick Hall – which houses freshmen […]
OTTAWA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – An arrest warrant has been filed after a 25-year-old Westlake man was found dead on Put-in-Bay island. Ottawa County Sheriff Bob Bratton says an arrest warrant charging 27-year-old Zachary Brody of Bowling Green with the murder of Phil Masterson was filed early Wednesday afternoon. Deputies are in Bowling Green to […]