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Police responding to overdose call find decomposing body, now investigating as homicide – WSYX

Police responding to overdose call find decomposing body, now investigating as homicide  WSYX A call for help with an overdose led Blendon Township police to a second discovery inside a home on Clairdon Road. Police say officers arrived shortly…
One Place News   •   November 5, 2026   •   Updated November 5, 2026
Police responding to overdose call find decomposing body, now investigating as homicide – WSYX

Police responding to overdose call find decomposing body, now investigating as homicide  WSYX

A call for help with an overdose led Blendon Township police to a second discovery inside a home on Clairdon Road. Police say officers arrived shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to assist a person suffering from an overdose. While trying to help, officers found another person dead and in a state of decomposition in the same room. That person’s identity has not been determined. Blendon Township detectives are working with the Coroner’s Office to investigate the circumstances surrounding the person’s death. According to a public release from Blendon Township police, the incident is being investigated as a homicide. Blendon Township police urge anyone with information on the case to call (614) 882-8500.

A call for help with an overdose led Blendon Township police to a second discovery inside a home on Clairdon Road.Police say officers arrived shortly after 8 p. BLENDON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSYX) — A call for help with an overdose led Blendon Township police to a second discovery inside a home on Clairdon Road. Police say officers arrived shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to assist a person suffering from an overdose. While trying to help, officers found another person dead and in a state of decomposition in the same room. That person’s identity has not been determined. Blendon Township detectives are working with the Coroner’s Office to investigate

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