Remains found by prospective homebuyers in Dayton house were those of former resident, police say

Police have revealed more details about the human remains found in a vacant home that had been up for sale last year.

The skeletal remains were found in a home on Delphos Avenue by two prospective homebuyers in September

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Six months later, the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office announced they had identified the remains as 69-year-old Steven Wortham.

On Tuesday, Dayton Police revealed that Wortham previously lived at the home on Delphos Avenue but was pink-slipped and removed from it due to poor living conditions…

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