CUYAHOGA COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE

Thomas P. Gilson, M.D. 11001 Cedar Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Dr. Thomas P. Gilson, Medical Examiner (216) 698-3154

STATEMENT REGARDING EAST CLEVELAND BODIES

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiners Office confirms that three bodies have been received from the vicinity of Hayden and Shaw Avenues in East Cleveland. All three of the decedents are female and in states of advanced decomposition. Because of this, identification and final cause of death may take several days. Working with East Cleveland Police Department, we are actively pursuing both and will make them available as soon as possible. We are not currently requesting families of missing persons to submit DNA specimens as part of the identification process but we will advise the public should this step become necessary. Thomas P. Gilson, M.D. Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner

Statement of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner

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