COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man whose body was found in mid-December behind a home in southwest Columbus has been identified.
Franklin County authorities were able to identify the man as 73-year-old Pedro Martinez Cruz more than two weeks after the John Doe investigation was released to the public.
Cruz was found on Dec. 19 behind a home in a shed near the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and Clarendon Avenue in the Central Hilltop neighborhood, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
A post-mortem image of the man was released by the AG’s Office with a forensic artist completing the picture for the purpose of the investigation. A previous report can be seen in the player above.