“The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office told detectives that there were no obvious signs of trauma, and they believe that the male had been there for several months,” said Dayton police Lt. Eric Sheldon.
Around 9:50 a.m. on Sept. 10, two people entered the back door at 3940 Delphos Ave. and found badly decomposed remains.
The remains were believed to be Wortham, and multiple family members came forward to provide DNA to help with identification, according to police.
The coroner’s office confirmed the identification on Tuesday. The house was vacant when his remains were discovered.
“Mr. Wortham previously lived at that address but had to be pink slipped and removed from the home because of the poor living conditions,” Sheldon said. “A tipster said that Mr. Wortham would continue to return to the home and ‘squat’ there.”
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