A man finds the body of a previous homeowner in the basement after buying a home, officials say
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – Officials in Ohio say a man found a decomposing body in the basement of a recently purchased home.
WOIO reports the owner purchased the Noble Street property through a Cuyahoga County foreclosure sale.
According to Cleveland Heights Communications Director Mike Thomas, the new homeowner called police around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday after finding the body in the home's basement.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the body as 71-year-old Knina Fielden.
Thomas said Sheffield was the previous owner of the home.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner reported that he found no signs of trauma on the woman's body while continuing to determine her cause of death.
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