GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) — The death of an unidentified young man found in the woods in Garfield Heights 35 years ago this month has now been ruled a homicide, giving investigators a new chance to identify him and give his family answers.
Children playing in the woods behind homes on East 81st Street in Garfield Heights found partial skeletal remains in September 1991 near a gravel road lined by trees and power lines. Last year, the medical examiner’s office reopened the case as suspicious after determining the body had been concealed and was found with something around the neck. You can watch that story here.
Following a review of the autopsy and case details alongside detectives, Chief Investigator Justin Wilson confirmed the office now considers the death a murder…