Suspected overdose leaves two people dead in Woodlawn home Thursday afternoon
January 24, 2019
The Zanesville Police Department is investigating a pair of suspected drug overdoses after a man and woman were found dead in a home on Woodlawn Avenue Thursday afternoon.
Zanesville Public Safety Director Keane Toney said a family member found the bodies while checking on the relative who hadn’t been seen in a while.
Muskingum County Coroner, Doctor Charles Feicht was called to the home around 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Toney said if toxicology results confirm drugs caused the deaths, detectives will be able to continue investigating the source. He added that foul play is not suspected.
Names of the individuals have not been released at the time of publication. The situation remains under investigation by the ZPD.
J.stotts • Feb 7, 2019 at 6:43 am
Last febuary my stepson died while he was on heroin it’s pretty shity that what was told to me lieutenant rice of the Zanesville Police Department that even though the family thought that there was Foul Play involved that the coroner does a mouth swab and if there are elevated amounts of the drugs that that person commonly uses and they are known drug addicts they rule it a overdose with no further investigation Which really sounds to me like somebody in this County doesn’t want to do their job. My step son’s body was black and blue obviously haveing been beaten and his personal effects had been taken, even his boots were taken right off his feet, he obviously had been robbed. Still no further investigation
Sandra Hite • Jan 25, 2019 at 3:15 am
How is no foul play suspected? Drug overdose? Was it laced? If so are we looking at murder? No one takes laced drugs especially with fenynal so IF its laced its murder …foul play should be suspected..hold people lacing drugs responsible for others deaths. It could be your family member next….then it’s too late
tammi hunter • Jan 24, 2019 at 10:17 pm
Prayers go out to the families..What a horrible thing they have to go through..Prayers and Condolences…………………May god find a way to heal and help them……