12/02/2025
🧊 OHIO TRUE CRIME: THIEVES LOOT HOME WHILE DEAD MAN INSIDE 😳
🚨 Ashtabula County • Andover Township 🚔
On December 1 2025, Ohio Sheriff Deputies responding to a welfare check on Pine Street found a 76-year-old man deceased inside his home. The coroner says he had likely been dead for a lengthy period, and his death is not believed to be a homicide at this time. 🌲
What happened after his death is what shocked investigators.
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🕒 PLAY-BY-PLAY (What detectives say REALLY happened)
1. 🏚️ Man dies inside home
2. 🚪 Thieves break in
3. 🤯 They find his body
4. 🚫 Did not report it 🤦♂️
5. 💰 Steal deceased man’s property (car, safe, belongings)
6. 🔁 Come back again to steal more 💰
Deputies say the thieves walked right past the man’s body, robbed him, left, and returned later for round two.
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🚓 THE BREAK IN THE CASE
• Dec. 1: Detectives + CAEEC officers arrest a 21-year-old man on a burglary charge
• 🚗 The man’s vehicle is found in Williamsfield Township
• 🔐 The stolen safe is located in Meadville, PA
• 📦 Many items recovered from multiple locations
Investigators say more suspects are likely, and the case remains active.
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🗣️ WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Stealing is one thing…
Stealing from a dead neighbor and ignoring his body hits different.
Should there be harsher charges for this kind of crime?
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