Larry J. Drotleff is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing over $246,000 in Social Security benefits and retirement funds from his deceased father, according to prosecutors
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- An Ohio man allegedly admitted to dismembering his father decades ago after he was recently linked to the case
- Genetic genealogy testing recently identified the remains found in 1998 as Lawrence A. Drotleff, but the statute of limitations on potential criminal charges in connection with his death has since expired
- His now 81-year-old son, Larry J. Drotleff, is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing over $246,000 in Social Security benefits and retirement funds from his deceased father
Authorities allege an Ohio man admitted to dismembering his father decades ago after he was recently linked to the case with genetic genealogy.
In February 1998, children playing in the woods in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, discovered a suitcase containing the dismembered remains of a man, launching an investigation, according to court documents filed with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on April 16 and obtained by PEOPLE.
Days later, additional remains were found in a second suitcase. Authorities determined the remains belonged to one person but were unable to identify the elderly victim due to the absence of the head and hands, and the case eventually went cold…