ERIE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – The Fox 8 I-Team has learned that a body recovered from a marshy area in the Huron River in May has been identified as a 32-year-old man from Cleveland who was reported missing in November.
Erie County Sheriff Paul Sigsworth tells the I-Team that investigators determined “the body has been identified as that of George A. Cox, Jr.”
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The sheriff said Cox was reported missing on November 8. He was also featured as part of FOX 8’s Missing with Amanda Berry in December and again on May 20.
His body was discovered by a kayaker. The sheriff said the body was badly decomposed.
An autopsy was conducted at the Lucas County Coroner’s Office in Toledo, which helped lead to the victim’s identity, in addition to missing person information files and DNA.
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“Based upon the missing person report to that agency, CPD is now the lead agency in this investigation,” a release from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office states…