Waterfalllady~~Thanks for posting!!! That certainly is helpful information!
May I ask a question, please?
Is it common for someone from Ohio to support Ohio State by getting a tattoo without ever have attended Ohio State? Could we be looking for someone in the Ohio State Football program at one time? Given the N.F.L. tattoo and the Ohio State tattoo?
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No. Ohio State football is HUGE here. It wouldn't be abnormal to get an Ohio State tattoo if he were the average Akron or Cleveland resident. About as many people root for OSU here than the Browns, and both groups are die-hard. I don't know about the NFL tattoo.
I do know there are relatively few Asians in Cleveland and Akron, and thats including all the Asians: Indian Asians, what most people think of as Asians (Korea, Japan, China), former Russian territory Asians, etc so that is a huge clue.
This UID showed up on my Facebook feed even though I am not on any true crime sights on Facebook so it's getting out here!
I'm just kind of staying in the Akron area temporarily and know a lot more about Cleveland, but I definitely think Rubber City boy is a clue. I wonder if it's a neighborhood gang. Some people know that rubber or tires were invented in Akron and it's a source of pride (plus the Goodyear Blimp is pretty cool). It could be an indication of his pride but I'm also wondering if its a neighborhood gang. There are definitely not Asian gangs here as far as I know and I can't remember any Asians from college though there had to be some. I do know some private universities might have more people of Asian heritage, and there are three Catholic colleges here: John Carroll (co-ed) and Ursuline College as well as Notre Dame College, which became co-ed within the last 15 years and don't have a ton of males from the last time I've seen. There is also Case Western Reserve, which I have noticed more Asian students at, as well as Cleveland State (not many Asians) and Cuyahoga Community College (same). Kent State and U of Akron are closer to Akron.
I don't know if we are looking for anyone that attended college though.
I haven't checked to see if the timelines match up, but I wonder if the young man from above that jumped on a train is the UID. I just saw him quickly so definitely not sure.
I can answer any Cleveland questions and I can try to answer the Akron ones!