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James McNeal

Case from Akron, OH dated Sep 24, 2015

Victim Details

James McNeal

February 11, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Akron

OH

2015-09-24

2015-09-24

1989-07-31

26

James

McNeal

Blonde

Green

5' 08

140

07/02/2026


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A man is found in a vacant lot, dead due to blunt force trauma
James McNeal, age 26, was found dead on September 24, 2015, in Akron, Ohio, and his death was ruled as a homicide. He was initially reported missing before his body was discovered in a wooded area of Akron. James, who was from Barberton, had been last seen alive before he was found deceased under circumstances that remain unsolved. Authorities classified his death as a homicide but have not been able to solve the case as of now.

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  • James Anthony McNeal Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
  • Barberton man found beaten to death in Akron field - Cleveland.com
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