Oct 20, 2025
''The Canton Police Department says investigators have recovered and identified the remains of 26-year-old Ryan Godbey, months after the Canton resident was first reported missing.According to police, investigators, assisted by agents from the Canton FBI office, found human remains on July 23 while searching a remote wooded area in southern Stark County. On Monday, Oct. 20, DNA testing by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation confirmed the remains belonged to Godbey, who was last seen in June.Godbey was reported missing by family members on June 22. Police later charged Godbey's ex-boyfriend, 34-year-old Daniel Mattay of Canton, with murder. He was indicted by a Stark County grand jury on Aug. 27 and remains in custody at the Stark County Jail.Mattay faces multiple charges, including:Murder Felonious assaultStrangulationDomestic violenceTampering with evidenceGross abuse of a corpsePolice say the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Canton Police Detective Bureau at 330-489-3144 or the communications center at 330-649-5800. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Tip411 or Stark County Crime Stoppers.READ MORE:
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