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Man found dead in NE Ohio identified 18 months later
[WATCH: In the video player above, learn how DNA is used to solve cold cases.] BROOKLYN, Ohio (WJW) — It took authorities 18 months to identify a man's body found on train tracks in Northeast Ohio. The body was discovered on November 14, 2023, by the Brooklyn Police Department, just west of the Tiedeman Road overpass. Officials, at the time, said there were no signs of foul play. Sheriff: Local delivery driver offered vapes, alcohol for sex with girls After the unidentified body was found, authorities said they searched missing persons reports from multiple local and state municipalities. They also placed DNA samples into a national database, but had no luck finding a match. The effort to identify the man continued with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost requesting the public's help by releasing a post-mortem image. It was almost a year and a half later, in April 2025, officials said a family member of the decedent contacted the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office to see if the decedent was a familial match. The following day, on April 25, 2025, authorities said the man's identification was confirmed through X-rays to be 27-year-old Nathaniel Dabrowski of Brooklyn. 'An identity restored cannot bring a loved one back, but it can provide a measure of closure amid the search for answers,' said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in a press release. 'My thanks to the dedicated investigators who used every tool at their disposal to reunite Nathaniel with his family.' Ground beef sold nationwide possibly contaminated with E. Coli 'It is always satisfying to identify an individual after a period of time has passed. It provides closure to families, and I would like to thank the many members of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office and the Ohio BCI staff for their efforts and support. We never stop trying to reunite our unknown decedents with their families. On behalf of everyone involved, we offer our condolences to the Dabrowski family,' said Dr. Gilson. In May 2024, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death was 'craniofacial blunt force injuries.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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23-04-2025
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Cleveland man who went missing in 1980 identified as Cuyahoga County John Doe
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Advancements in DNA technology helped local officials uncover the identity of a Cuyahoga County John Doe whose remains were found 45 years ago. Sandusky man arrested in ex-wife's 2001 cold case During a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson identified the man as Danny Lee Mitchell of Cleveland who was reported missing by his family on April 2, 1980. He was 20 years old at the time of his disappearance and was last seen in the 6300 block of Euclid Avenue. Unidentified skeletal remains were found May 17, 1980 at 2041 East 65st Street in Cleveland, just .13 miles from the location where Mitchell was last seen. 'At that time in 1980, DNA had yet to be used in criminal work so we didn't have any DNA until 1986 and it really didn't become prevalent until about 5 to 10 years later in most places,' said Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson, who led the Wednesday press conference. No cause of death was ever identified with the skeletal remains and the manner of death was left undetermined. However, a cluster of scalp hair was preserved from the original autopsy of the Cuyahoga County remains before they were buried in Potter's Field. In November of 2017, Mitchell's family saw a press conference with Twinsburg Police during which a facial reconstruction of a Summit County John Doe was featured. The family then reported Danny Mitchell as a possible candidate and submitted their own DNA for testing, however it was not a match. Mitchell's case was then submitted to NamUS, a national database of missing and unidentified persons that facilitates comparisons across cities, counties and states. In 2020, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office launched an internal initiative to add cold cases into NamUs which led to investigators to discover a possible match between one of the Cuyahoga County unidentified-remains cases and Danny Mitchell's. Finally in February of 2025, following several more years of testing, a DNA profile developed from the hair sample was found to be a direct comparison of the Cuyahoga County John Doe's profile. 'The idea of bringing somebody home to their family never becomes something we'll stop trying to do,' said Dr. Wilson. Mitchell's family members were in attendance during Wednesday's press conference. His sisters Bernice Mitchell and Betty Borden told Fox 8's Rex Smith that while this gives them some closure, they still want to know what happened to their brother. 'We just want closure. I know he was very known. Everybody loved him. Everybody. So the family really don't understand and we appreciate any help that ya'll can give the family,' said Bernice Mitchell. '…and find out what happened. Cause it still bothers me. This is closure, but it still bothers me because I don't know what happened to him,' Borden added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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4th teen identified in deadly Cleveland crash
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The fourth victim of a deadly car crash in Cleveland has been identified. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office announced Thursday that 19-year-old Caurie Williams was killed in the crash early Wednesday morning. Winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office identified the three other victims as 14-year-old Kalise McGee, 14-year-old Tamera Davis of Cleveland, and 18-year-old Eddy Deandre Bonner of Cleveland. According to witnesses, the car was racing down West 106th Street around 12:30 a.m. before the crash. Investigators say the car was moving at an 'excessive speed' when it went off the road and hit two trees. Man finds rare whiskey bottles, believed to be from Prohibition, washed up on beach The impact was so great that the car shattered into pieces. Three of the teens were ejected. The driver was not, police say. All four teens were pronounced dead at the scene. 'This is an absolute tragedy to have four young people killed in this type of tragic accident,' Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said at a Wednesday media briefing. NASA headquarters moved to Cleveland? Lawmakers pen proposal The teens were in a stolen Hyundai Sonata, according to police. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a home on Wichita Drive on February 27. The car's black box, if intact, may help investigators determine what caused the crash. A car's black box records information about speed, acceleration and brake usage, among other things. Click here for previous coverage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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4th teen identified in deadly Cleveland crash
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The fourth victim of a deadly car crash in Cleveland has been identified. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office announced Thursday that 19-year-old Caurie Williams was killed in the crash early Wednesday morning. Winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office identified the three other victims as 14-year-old Kalise McGee, 14-year-old Tamera Davis of Cleveland, and 18-year-old Eddy Deandre Bonner of Cleveland. According to witnesses, the car was racing down West 106th Street around 12:30 a.m. before the crash. Investigators say the car was moving at an 'excessive speed' when it went off the road and hit two trees. Man finds rare whiskey bottles, believed to be from Prohibition, washed up on beach The impact was so great that the car shattered into pieces. Three of the teens were ejected. The driver was not, police say. All four teens were pronounced dead at the scene. 'This is an absolute tragedy to have four young people killed in this type of tragic accident,' Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said at a Wednesday media briefing. NASA headquarters moved to Cleveland? Lawmakers pen proposal The teens were in a stolen Hyundai Sonata, according to police. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a home on Wichita Drive on February 27. The car's black box, if intact, may help investigators determine what caused the crash. A car's black box records information about speed, acceleration and brake usage, among other things. Click here for previous coverage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-03-2025
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Teens identified among the dead in violent Cleveland crash
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Authorities say a 14-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man were among the four people killed in an early Wednesday crash. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday identified 14-year-old Kalise McGee and 18-year-old Eddy Deandre Bonner as two of the four people killed. 'Absolute tragedy': Four dead in local crash It happened at about 12:40 a.m. in the 2900 block of West 106th Street, between Madison and Western avenues. The identities of the other two people involved in the crash, also believed to be young adults or teenagers, have not been released. It was not entirely clear on Wednesday morning what caused the crash, but investigators said the vehicle appeared to be moving at 'excessive speed' when it went off the road and struck two trees. A neighbor told FOX 8 News that they heard a car racing down the street before the crash. Cleveland EMS reported that the two males and two females in the car were pronounced dead at the scene. The three passengers were ejected, but the driver was not, according to police. 13-year-old girl charged with murdering mother of 3 'This is an absolute tragedy to have four young people killed in this type of tragic accident,' Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said at a Wednesday media briefing. The Hyundai Sonata carrying the teens was reported stolen from a Wichita Drive home on Feb. 27, said Todd. The owner said he last saw it parked on the street outside his home. The shattered wreckage was towed away in pieces on Wednesday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
