Brown also said he is pleased that the identities revealed Monday can help the families of the man find some closure. Sweeney called the Toledo Police Department, and officials located fingerprint cards and a booking photo for Teddy Long and sent it to BCI. "Our condolences go out to the family who has been looking for 41 years to identify their loved one. Police chase bear through Ohio city - CBS News George Santos Documentary CBS News App Ukraine Crisis COVID Pandemic CBS News Live Managing Your Money Essentials Shopping Newsletters News. Boardman police also used genealogical DNA to determine a suspect in the 1972 slaying of Brad Lee Bellino, 12, who was murdered while on the way home from a friends house. The driver of the car, Georgia. They already had several DNA samples in their database that helped lead them to identify Sanders. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed. There are families who have believed and who have hoped, and today we are able to provide them with some answers, Davis said. The incident happened at approximately 5:38 p.m. Monday . After more items were thrown out the window, the vehicle came to a stop in the 2000 block of Weston Avenue in the Brownlee Woods neighborhood of the South Side of Youngstown. After reading an article about Youngstown's cold cases, the former student, Alisa Yelkin, decided to follow up on something that had "haunted" her since the days she took a forensic anthropology class in the early 2000s at Youngstown State University: a box of unidentified human bones she had seen in her classroom. While on patrol, that officer whose name is not being released encountered Tawhon Easterly, 43, holding a firearm near the Dollar General store in the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue, according to a Sunday news release. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. The caller told Sweeney that Long had been traveling back and forth between Columbus and Toledo and had disappeared during one of his trips between the two cities. Ohio AG, colleagues call on Congress to improve National Human Trafficking Hotline, CHRIS PUGH: Want your own fire truck? Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. It didnt take long for police to get a tip on who the person may have been. Sweeney said a man called from Cincinnati and told police they had the wrong race for the bust. Titans: 6-4, averaging 79.1 points, 34.7 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Anyone with information on Sanders can also call those same numbers. Ray Buhala said officers tried to. On Sept. 10, 1987, Charles Humphries, 71, of Liberty Road, and his grandson, Jason Scnich, 11, discovered a skull and other remains while squirrel hunting in a wooded area off of Liberty Road in Youngstown. A police chase that began in Poland, ended in a crash in Youngstown. Davis said the case was a perfect example of how many people were needed to find the identities of the men; the tipster from YSU, BCI, a private lab, a private group that specializes in missing person cases and another tipster. With the DNA profile that was compiled, Porch Light was able to do a genealogical DNA search that led them to Sanders family. Police received several tips that the remains were Williams after announcing they were looking for information. He could have been sentenced to a maximum of three years in prison. You want to know where they ended up., She encouraged others to let police know if they have information: Dont worry about how may people wont listen to you., When a relative reported Sanders missing to Youngstown police in 1976, he or she said they last saw him four days earlier, and it was not like him to leave., The Youngstown Police Department investigated the case, Simon said, but no leads came to fruition.. Reports said an officer tried to pull over a a car Knox was driving about 11 p.m. at Rosedale and West Indianola avenues for having no license plate and running a stop sign, but the car failed to stop. Sweeney said the caller was wrong about the mans race the bust represented a black man but he listened to the callers story and in turn contacted Toledo police. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This bounces all over the place, added Chief of Detectives Capt. Three people, including Morris, were arrested in the Brownlee Woods area after the police chase on Sept. 17. Heres how to save even more. While on patrol, that officer whose name is not being released encountered Tawhon Easterly, 43, holding a firearm near the Dollar General store in the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue, according to a Sunday news . It ended on Mahoning Avenue near Glenwood Avenue when officers caught up with the car. The Titans are 9-11 against Horizon teams. YOUNGSTOWN Struthers police shot and killed a man Friday afternoon following a vehicle chase that started on State Street in Struthers and ended on Youngstown's West Side. "It's to put the pieces together and assist local law enforcement so they can help bring closure to loved ones.". Investigators thought the tip was connected to human remains found in Layette, a county in the northeastern part of the state. Sweeney said he is in contact with authorities in Wisconsin about another cold case, but he said he can not go into specifics now. The Cincinnati man was wrong, but Sweeney turned over the information to BCI, which eventually determined that Long was the John Doe who had been found in 1981 in Fayette County. Updated: Apr 2, 2022 / 08:45 AM EDT. A family member then submitted a DNA sample when contacted, and that confirmed that the skull belonged to Sanders. She took the skull to a hospital, where a CT scan was done to generate a three-dimensional image that was printed on a three-dimensional printer. The way Sanders and Long were identified testifies to the value of having many partners working together and having help from the public, he said. Also Monday, Sheriff Vernon Stanforth of Fayette County near Columbus joined by teleconference to describe how the Youngstown John Doe bust and a news conference Youngstown police had last August produced a tip. But while investigators knew of Longs fate, they still did not know who the skull and other bones found on the East Side belonged to. "It gives us some comfort that we no longer have to refer to this person by a location, but instead his name: Teddy Long," Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth said. The Penguins have gone 15-5 against Horizon teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. Youngstown Police Department reported an armed suspect fired several times at a pursuing officer on Sunday afternoon. He seemed determined, so she called him. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/102.0. We know have a name as our detectives work this homicide case, Stanforth said. 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Around 2 p.m. a police report stated a cruiser was traveling behind a vehicle on Cortland Avenue near Gladstone Street when the officer noticed a tinted license plate cover. First published on February 28, 2023 / 8:37 PM. Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. First News is working to find out more details; check back her for updates. The bones remained there until a former anthropologystudent at YSU reached out to police in August 2021 about the bones. Nobody took me seriously. Finally, about 18 months ago, she read an article about the cold cases Sweeney had been working on. Easterly then allegedly broke into an elderly persons home in the 600 block of Oxford Street, about one block northwest of the store, attempting to hide, the release states. Copyright 2022 by WTOP. Providing both Digital & Analog Frequencies to the Tri-County Area of NE OH & W PA . When she found out Sanders had been identified, Yelkin said It was like Christmas for me.. And with the way technology has advanced in recent years, the second part of the mystery how Robert Earl Sanders, 22, of Parkwood Avenue, died, may be achievable someday. A black bear was spotted roaming a highly populated section of Youngstown, Ohio on Sunday. Thanks to facial reconstruction technology, a clay model was produced that led to the identification of not one, but two sets of unidentified remains. Police chased him over to Dewey Avenue, where other patrol officers came to assist and they were able to catch him and take him into custody. I wondered forever who he was. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. The man was never identified, but investigators did have his fingerprints on file, where they stayed for years. But when she reached out to Sweeney after reading an article about his work in cold cases, she felt comfortable that he would work the case as best he could. This is just the beginning. The chase began just after 2 a.m. on the South Side near Lucius Avenue and Rush Boulevard. Copyright The Vindicator | https://www.vindy.com | 240 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44482 | 330-841-1600 | Terms of Service. The bust reconstruction was created over a plastic replica of the skull, preserving the skull for DNA and other analysis. Posted: Jul 7, 2022 / 04:45 AM EDT. The rear of a car chased by Struthers police Friday can be seen amid a sea of police and emergency vehicles at Steel Street and Salt Springs Road in Youngstown. YOUNGSTOWN It was 17,000 days ago to this day exactly 46 years, six months and 15 days, Aug. 13, 1976 that a missing report was filed on Youngstown John Doe, Capt. Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to a $6 million settlement agreement in the case of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers . Its so important. This one at auction runs, drives and pumps great, West Branch artists recognized at northeastern Ohio scholastic art exhibition, The Spano Foundation delivers school supplies to the Western Reserve School District. WTOP.com | Alexa | Google Home | WTOP App | 103.5 FM, Hornets: LaMelo Ball out for season after ankle surgery, Arsenal extends lead, Man U and Grimsby into FA Cup quarters, Embiid ruled out of 76ers-Heat game with left foot soreness, Grand jury indicts DC employee charged with killing 13-year-old boy, How to prepare for the return of student loan payments, Another fight over free Metrobus brewing between DC leaders. It was the greatest Christmas of my life because I finally got to know Robert (Sanders) and to know his name. In 2022, the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Mahoning County Coroner's Office, and the Youngstown Police Department released the forensic facial reconstruction image . Man arrested after Youngstown police chase on railroad tracks by: Joe Gorman. She remained a Jane Doe until last June. At the time, the mans body was cremated two days after he was found despite the fact an autopsy was never done. Meanwhile, detectives in Youngstown continued working on their case and partnered with Porchlight Project, a nonprofit organization that offers support to families of missing and murdered persons. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The vehicle sped away from the intended traffic stop, turning south on Gladstone, the report stated. An anthropologist provided the sex and race of the John Doe and estimated the age to be 30 to 44 years. Then, the driver got out of the car on Laclede Avenue and took off on foot through yards. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) A chase led to a heavy police presence on Youngstowns South Side on Tuesday afternoon. Exactly 7,000 days had passed since Sanders' family had first reported him missing, Simon said. The woman who informed Sweeney about Sanders bones in the first place, Alisa Yelkin, also spoke. Hector Luciano, 29, was booked into the. The bones were taken to the anthropology department at Youngstown State University to be examined further, but for some reason, that examination either never took place or any record of that examination is missing. At times, we wonder Whatever happened to them? she said. I called, and I called, she said. Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you. YOUNGSTOWN. WKBN-TV's Nadine Grimley reports on the efforts to keep the animal out of harm's way. / CBS News. When Simon unveiled a picture of Sanders at the press conference, there were audible gasps in the room. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) Two people are in custody after a stolen car led Liberty police in a chase that ended on the East Side. Police chase stolen vehicle through Youngstown's South Side Jennifer Rodriguez 12/6/2022 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - A chase led to a heavy police presence on Youngstown's South Side. Officers coaxed Easterly out of the home in a short period of time, and he was arrested without further incident. Between the two departments, they learned of a man whose remains were fished out of a creek in Fayette County. Copyright The Vindicator | https://www.vindy.com | 240 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44482 | 330-841-1600 | Terms of Service. She had been found murdered April 20, 1998, along side of a road in a rural area 38 miles north of Lake Powell in Utah. Investigators may be able to learn how and even when he died. A cause of death for Sanders is officially listed as undetermined, but Sweeney said he was hopeful that someone can call with some information. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. YOUNGSTOWN "It was 17,000 days ago to this day exactly 46 years, six months and 15 days, Aug. 13, 1976 that a missing report was filed on Youngstown John Doe," Capt. At this point, police have not released the name of the suspect and say charges are pending. Sweeney said he listened to everything the man said and provided information to Jennifer Lester with the BCI, who had already been working on the Long case for a while. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. The man is described as a 58 white male, 50 to 55 years old, with brown hair and brown eyes. Feed includes digital talkgroups 39170, 39171 and . LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 8-2, averaging 81.3 points, 32.0 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. She tried to talk to police multiple times over the years, she said, to let them know she thought someone should investigate. Youngstown State leads the Horizon averaging 83.5 points and is shooting 49.4%. "I wondered who he was, I wondered what he looked like," Yelkin said. BCI confirmed the fingerprints of Teddy Long were the same as the John Doe in Fayette County. The anthropologists did not identify the person but told police the bones most likely belonged to an African-American male between 30 and 44 years of age. Detroit Mercy Titans (14-18, 9-11 Horizon) at Youngstown State Penguins (23-8, 15-5 Horizon). All rights reserved. It is going to help a family and it will help you as well, she said. The cause of her death was not determined. 5425 Wisconsin Ave The image of the clay model was circulated on social media and local news. Now we can put a name to it. Identifying both men is crucial for investigators to try and figure out how Sanders and Long died, Yost said. By Corey Vallas. Chevy Chase, MD 20815. The man had brown hair and brown eyes and was estimated to weigh about 150 pounds. Other bones included a clavicle, a scapula and some teeth. Ohio law enforcement was able to identify the remains of Theodore Long and Robert Sanders. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Though anthropological analysis indicated the person depicted by the bust was black, the Cincinnati man told Sweeney: You have it wrong. After his jail term, Judge R. Scott Krichbaum ordered Morris to enter a residential treatment facility and also have his drivers license suspended for three years. BCI forensic artist Sam Molnar of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation used that information to create a bust. He was about 5 feet-8 inches and was wearing a green short-sleeved button-down shirt with brown socks, pants and shoes, according to the NameUs website. Porch Light also paid for the DNA analysis and carried out the genetic genealogy at no cost to the police department. Police say officers with the Neighborhood Response Unit attempted to pull over . All rights reserved. A black-and-white photo of Robert Sanders, left, next to a facial reconstruction was on display during a press conference Monday at the Covelli Centre announcing that two cold cases one in Youngstown and one in Fayette County were solved from same photo and model. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) Part of a mystery that began when a man's remains were found in 1987 has been solved after police Monday announced they have been able to identify him.. And with the . Davis also said it was important to provide the families of Sanders and Long with some closure. Jason Simon of the Youngstown Police Department said Monday of when Robert Earl Sanders, 23, was reported missing. At the time of his disappearance, Youngstown police searched for Sanders but weren't able to locate any leads or a body. Police activity reported Feb. 17-23: Feb. 23, 2:09 p.m. Dennis F. Haberny, 44, 1076 Kelly Ave., Akron, was arrested on multiple active warrants through Cuyahoga Falls Police Department after a . 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