Police hope forensic facial reconstruction will lead to identity of Northeast Ohio John Doe

The Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) hopes that a new digital forensic facial reconstruction of a Northeast Ohio John Doe will lead to the man's identity.

John Doe's body was found in Akron at 1345 Marcy Street on January 8, 2016. An abandoned two-story house once sat on the lot but burned down in 2012, about four years before the remains were discovered.

According to the release, some of the man's remains were charred when they were found. Even though the body was charred, the cause of death is unknown.

Since finding the body, investigators have done DNA testing and a clay facial reconstruction but neither of those efforts led to his identity. Now, BCI hopes the facial reconstruction made by the Office of Academic Affairs Digital Learning and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design at the Ohio State University will yield results.

Through their work, digital images have been made of what the man may have looked like.

Below are some of John Doe's demographics:

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Estimated Age Range: 30-55
• Height: 5'9"
• Weight: Unknown
• Hair: Unknown
• Eye Color: Unknown

Clothing and other items were found with the remains, including a Croft and Barrow brand coat, a Territory brand coat, three layers of pants (Wrangler jeans, unknown brand cotton-polyester pants, unknown brand pants with white stripe down the pant leg), a black leather belt, and a pair of unknown brand shoes.

Other items found with the body include zipper pulls, a grommet, four coins, a buckle, one partial key and one complete A BUS brand key with the serial number H 00471.

Anyone with information on the man's identity can call Akron Police at 330-375-2490.