Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco told WCPO 9 on Wednesday they are reaching out to authorities in Louisiana about a dismembered body case to compare it to the discovery of a dismembered body found in Cincinnati last year.
“I just found out (Wednesday) morning that Louisiana has a dismembered body that they’re trying to identify as well,” Sammarco said.
The torso of a an unidentified woman was discovered on Nov. 5 in North Fairmount; two months later, as Cincinnati police and FBI agents were conducting a search of the surrounding area, officials discovered more remains, which were determined to be the woman’s head.
Sammarco said the coroner’s office wants to connect with Louisiana authorities to see if there are any similarities in the two cases or how the “bodies were treated.”
“They’re also having trouble identifying that case,” Sammarco said.
Alongside connecting with Louisiana police, Sammarco said they’ve been working on an information sheet that will be sent out in a social media blitz for other law enforcement.