Identified! OH - Canton, Sandy Ave SE, 'Stark County JD', WhtMale 30-50, UP76954, clothes, no teeth, Mar'20 Michael Leach

[djanga]

Canton Oil Well John Doe identified through DNA family match

The remains were discovered on March 31, 2020 by an oil well worker in a rural area off of Sandy Avenue in Canton.

spectrumnews1.com

 

[djanga]

There are many photos of Mike in this article

John Doe no more. Authorities reveal identity of man found dead in Stark 4 years ago

A man whose remains were found more than four years ago next to an oil well in Pike Township has been identified as Michael Allan Leach of Dover.

eu.cantonrep.com

Sheriff's Inspector William Jones said Leach had a history of misdemeanor offenses in Tuscarawas County.

He said no missing persons report had been filed about his disappearance.

A woman had asked Dover police to check on Leach's well-being the morning of Aug. 4, 2017. The caller, who remained anonymous, said he had not been seen in weeks

 

[LordMo]

does anyone else have the bad feeling that Mr. Leach's disappearance was ignored because of his history of transience, minor crimes, and any other possible element that could be associated with those two things?

 

[djanga]

There is an interview with Michael’s sister

'I was blindsided': Woman stunned after Stark County 'John Doe' ID'd as her brother

Sadness. Shock. Confusion. Those are some of the feelings Rae Ann Calai experienced when she learned a Stark County 'John Doe' turned out to be her younger brother, Mike Leach.

www.news5cleveland.com

 

[azure]

does anyone else have the bad feeling that Mr. Leach's disappearance was ignored because of his history of transience, minor crimes, and any other possible element that could be associated with those two things?

Yes, but I will say that I think his estrangement from everyone he knew played an equal role. LE may have reacted with similar nonchalance to another adult's disappearance, but it's likely that they would be reported missing by friends or family. Michael had only one person in his life who noticed he was absent, and once she was dismissed, that was that.

I think the rough outlines of Michael's life-estrangement from family, transience and perhaps petty crime-tell the story of many who have gone unidentified.