Help ID Woman Found Dead Near Ohio Playground

Law enforcement are asking the public for help identifying a woman that was found dead near a playground in Cincinnati in May 2018.

“No one should slip alone and unknown into the night,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. “Someone will recognize this woman ... she has a name. Let’s give her the dignity of recognizing that she has left this world.”

The woman, called Jane Doe by law enforcement, was found beside a playground near an apartment complex on Glenwood Avenue. She is believed to be between 35 and 60 years old. She was between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall and had brown and gray hair. She was found wearing a gray tank top, gray pajama pants. The word "Schrader" was written in black marker on the tag of her pants, the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office said.

She did not have any tattoos or prominent scars.

More than a year after her discover, the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigations has created a clay facial reconstruction of the woman. An image of the reconstruction was released to the public on Monday.

A BCI forensic artist worked with the Ohio State University to create the facial reconstruction. THe university used a 3D printer to create a replica skull, Yost's office said.

Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco and the Cincinnati Police Department joined Yost in asking the public for help identifying the woman.

“One of the many responsibilities of the coroner is identifying our patients,” Dr. Sammarco said. “Sometimes we have to go to extraordinary measures to do so. In those circumstances, we rely on our partners to assist us. BCI investigators have been very helpful in facilitating those extra measures.”

Anyone with information on this case should contact BCI at (740) 845-2406 or the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office at (513) 946-8739.