Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP76251
Female, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: November 29, 1983
Location Found: Cleveland, Ohio
Estimated Age Range: 45-60 Years
Circumstances of Recovery: A man called Cleveland PD to do a welfare check on his neighbor, whom he hadn't seen in a week. CPD arrived and observed numerous dogs inside the home. The dog warden arrived and removed 22 live and 8 dead miniature poodles. A portion of a human skull and fragments of bones were located primarily on the kitchen floor under debris, on the landing of the stairs, and in the basement Anthropologist and radiologist determined bones were from a white female, 45-60 years of age. The Coroner's Verdict stated, "On December 7[sic], 1983, a request was made by Dr. Samuel Gerber, Coroner of Cuyahoga County, that an investigation be made into the death of a female, who is believed to be Anne Elko of... Cleveland, Ohio. Further investigation revealed that the remains had apparently been eaten by the dogs in the home. However, after all the evidence presented, no positive identification will ever apparently be made." ENTERED FOR POSSIBLE DNA TESTING IN THE FUTURE.
Female, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: November 29, 1983
Location Found: Cleveland, Ohio
Estimated Age Range: 45-60 Years
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Circumstances of Recovery: A man called Cleveland PD to do a welfare check on his neighbor, whom he hadn't seen in a week. CPD arrived and observed numerous dogs inside the home. The dog warden arrived and removed 22 live and 8 dead miniature poodles. A portion of a human skull and fragments of bones were located primarily on the kitchen floor under debris, on the landing of the stairs, and in the basement Anthropologist and radiologist determined bones were from a white female, 45-60 years of age. The Coroner's Verdict stated, "On December 7[sic], 1983, a request was made by Dr. Samuel Gerber, Coroner of Cuyahoga County, that an investigation be made into the death of a female, who is believed to be Anne Elko of... Cleveland, Ohio. Further investigation revealed that the remains had apparently been eaten by the dogs in the home. However, after all the evidence presented, no positive identification will ever apparently be made." ENTERED FOR POSSIBLE DNA TESTING IN THE FUTURE.
