MARION – Authorities have unveiled a facial reconstruction they hope will help identify a woman whose skeletal remains were found in Marion County in 2007 and possibly determine if there could be a link to a suspect in several women’s deaths.
Authorities released the facial reconstruction Wednesday. The remains were found in Marion.
Police arrested Shawn Grate last September after finding two bodies in an Ashland home where another woman said she’d been held captive. Grate was indicted on charges including murder in that case.
Grate told investigators he stabbed a woman who was selling magazines door to door and dumped her body in Marion around 2005. He hasn’t been charged in connection with the Marion death.
The woman’s remains were found about 100 feet east of Victory Road in Marion County on March 10, 2007, according to the office of Ohio Attorney general Mike DeWine.
She is believed to have been white and between 15 and 22 years old at the time of her death. They say she was between 5’3″ and 5’9″ tall, weighing between 100 to 150 pounds and may have had brown hair. No clothing, jewelry, or other items were found with the remains.
Anyone who sees a resemblance to a missing friend or relative is urged to contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 740-382-8244.
Grate has been found competent to stand trial in connection with two deaths. He’s expected to undergo evaluations as his attorneys pursue an insanity defense.