{"id":262450,"date":"2026-08-10T06:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/262450\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:03:25","slug":"woman-missing-for-nearly-6-months-found-dead-in-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/262450\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman missing for nearly 6 months found dead in Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Human remains found in West Price Hill, Ohio, were identified as a woman who had been missing for nearly six months, officials said.<\/p>\n

Mercedes Southard’s remains were found in a wooded area off Minion Avenue on July 30, CBS affiliate WKRC<\/a>\u00a0reported. Investigators confirmed her identity from dental records.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mercedes Southard’s remains were found nearly six months after she was reported missing in Ohio.\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Photo Credit: Ohio Landsar Search & Rescue)<\/p>\n

A cause of death for the 31-year-old woman was not immediately released, WKRC reported. The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the woman’s death.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cincinnati police<\/a>\u00a0said in a social media post from April that the 31-year-old woman was last seen Feb. 3 around 3 p.m. Police said she walked away from her home in the West Price Hill area and did not return. No other information surrounding her disappearance was released at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Southard’s family told WKRC<\/a>\u00a0she had four kids and was “the best mom.”<\/p>\n

“We can’t sleep at night and we’re just thinking like, was she trafficked? Was she kidnapped? Did something happen to where she was just left?” Mindy Shelton, a family friend, told the news outlet in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Southard’s family had been offering a $2,000 reward for information about her whereabouts. Anyone with information on Southard’s case can call Cincinnati police at 513-263-8300.<\/p>\n

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