ASHLAND – The police chief in Ashland says two bodies were found in a house where a woman was rescued after an abduction and the suspect in the case led authorities to a third body in a neighboring county.
A suspect in the Tuesday abduction was in custody and being questioned, said Ashland chief David Marcelli, but he didn’t provide details about the bodies.
According to WBNS 10-TV, the suspect told police about the location of another person’s remains, which were found near a burned-out home in Madison Township in Richland County.
Ashland County coroner Dale Thomae said he didn’t know the gender of the victims, and said he hadn’t been allowed into the scene yet.
Thomae said he’ll use whatever means necessary to identify the bodies, but that could take time.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was processing the crime scene. BCI spokeswoman Jill Del Greco said eight agents were assisting in collecting evidence.
Ashland is about 80 miles north of Columbus.