Ashland, Ohio, police confirmed on Tuesday that an abducted woman was recovered alive from a house in the Midwestern city earlier that morning. A press conference given by Ashland Chief of Police David Marcelli on Tuesday afternoon revealed that the bodily remains of two other people were found inside the home. Neither the names of the victims nor their alleged abductor have yet to be released by Ohio authorities.
As covered by WKYC-TV , the two bodies found in Ashland, Ohio , have yet to be identified. In the report, it is stated that the domicile in question — located at 365 Covert Court — was initially searched by Ashland police and members of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation early Tuesday morning. WKYC-TV states that the house is owned by an apparent religious entity called Pump House Ministries.
Bodies of 3 women found in Ohio https://t.co/vx2QXHJ9R8
— KTNV 13 Action News (@KTNV) September 13, 2016
WCMH-TV in Columbus has now disclosed that another body found in the surrounding area has been connected to this morning’s Ashland abduction; this is apparently the third body that was recovered by investigators today. Citing the Richland County Prosecutor’s recent statement to the Mansfield News Journal , the news channel reports that a man taken into custody in connection with the abducted woman and the other two bodies found has admitted to killing a woman earlier this summer and led officers to the burnt house where the third body was found.
According to NewsNet 5 , a person present at Tuesday afternoon’s press conference in Ashland, Ohio, claimed that his family member has been missing since last week . It is not known at this time if the missing person is linked to the Ashland abduction. In the NewsNet 5 article, it is reported that this person spoke up during the course of the Ashland press conference with concern for their missing family member.
“[T]he one who has been missing since Thursday, her car was found up here on 9th street. She had been abducted from a BP station. We got a hold of every cop, sheriff to help us, we had zero help from them. We combed this area and shook this guy’s cage, got him rattled, he screwed up because we’re banging on his door last night where they were being held.”
I’m at the scene in Ashland where 2 bodies have been found. Ohio BCI present. More updates to come. pic.twitter.com/IBx4pht2Cx
— Connor (@cjdunwoodie) September 13, 2016
As reported by Fox 8 News in Cleveland, the mayor of Ashland has refused to take any questions and simply stated that any updates will be made as they become available. Currently, the county coroner is working to identify the two bodies recovered in Ashland, Ohio, this morning, and the third body later recovered elsewhere in Madison Township, Ohio. The Ashland police have stated that the families of the victims will be the first to be notified upon identification of the remains, and that their investigation is currently open.
Watch coverage of the press conference given today by Ashland, Ohio, Chief of Police David Marcelli above. During the press conference, Marcelli states that police have taken into custody an Ohio man found at the residence. Police have not released this alleged abductor’s name. Marcelli states that the bodily remains will be identified and charges will be brought. He does not take any questions from reporters.
The details of the Ashland, Ohio, investigation bring to mind the widely reported 2013 Ariel Castro abduction case in nearby Cleveland, Ohio. Castro kidnapped three women and held them captive in his Ohio home for around 10 years. The women — Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, and Georgina “Gina” DeJesus — were all recovered alive after Berry escaped and Knight and DeJesus were subsequently rescued.
Note: The photo at the top of the page, of an abandoned home located in Ashland, Ohio, is taken from a case unrelated to this recent Ashland abduction. The photographed home, as seen on June 19, 2013, is the Ohio residence where police say a mother and daughter were held captive for two years.
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