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Ryan Zimmer

Case from Celina, OH dated Sep 25, 2015

Victim Details

Ryan Zimmer

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Celina

OH

2015-09-25

1993-11-19

21

Ryan

Zimmer

Brown

Brown

6' 02

150

Yes

07/02/2026


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A young man's remains are located near a creek
Ryan Zimmerman, 21, went missing on September 25, 2015, from Columbus, Ohio. He had moved from Kentucky to Columbus in August of that year, where he was staying with Sarah Buzzard and her then-husband. On January 23, 2016, his skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near Grand Lake St. Marys State Park in Celina, Ohio. His body had been dismembered, and the remains were identified as Zimmerman's only in June 2020. It was later confirmed that his skull was never recovered.

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  • Sarah Buzzard Sentenced In Brutal Murder of Ryan Zimmerman
  • Woman pleads guilty to aggravated murder - The Daily Standard
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