OH OH - Michael Conway, 67, North Ridgeville, 8 Oct 2025

[Orbweaver]

How far is that location in the park from the spot where Carnell Sledge and Kate Brown were murdered? I can’t remember the exact location off the top of my head. I stop by whenever I’m in the area (I live in Central Ohio, but have family in the area).

Not implying a connection at all, just curious. I don’t know the park very well.

That’s really nice of you to stop by their bench when you’re in the area. It's just down the Valley Parkway, 5.6 miles.

There are so many suicides in this stretch of the Metroparks. My property is surrounded by it and backs up to the Rocky River (if you hike through a creek bed). I’ve lived here 2.5 years and Michael going missing is the second time I’ve checked my property for a missing person who was later found deceased. And several more have been found in their cars in that time. It’s kind of a comfort to know that they at least chose to be surrounded by beauty and nature.

 

[Orbweaver]

Can non-residents make an account? I have tried several times, but it always returns an error after I make one and try to login for the first time. I had just assumed the whole website was broken somehow.

It’s been awhile since I made my account but I believe yes, you have to be a resident in that you must enter a Cuyahoga County address as your home address when you make the account.

 

[wendybtn]

If you are a Cuyahoga County resident, you can make an account online and access the Medical Examiners Decent Search page. Michael’s cause and manner of death is not listed yet which often means they are waiting for the toxicology report. Judging by the location his body was found (Cleveland Metroparks picnic area), I would not be surprised if, unfortunately, he committed suicide. I live adjacent to the park, in fact this location is extremely close to my home, and it is a frequent suicide destination.

As for foul play in the news: i check the county decedent search on a regular basis. The homicides being reported on in the news in the Cleveland area are a shockingly low percentage of all the homicides that occur. Although a homicide in the park would make the news.

I have attached the screenshot of his entry in the decedent search (no link as you need a login for access). There was another decedent of the same name in 2013 so I blurred him out. I’ve found the most common reason for a month+ delay in reporting COD is due to it being reliant on toxicology.

Rest in peace, Michael.

My first thought about him visiting the hotel and then the apartment was substance abuse. MOO