Police said they believe two men found dead in an extended stay hotel near the Dayton Mall died as a result of drug use, but causes of death are still pending, according to the county coroner’s office.
It will be several weeks, the coroner’s office said Friday, before a ruling will be made to determine if the James A. Beeler, 48. and Londen L. Baver, 42, will be added to the county’s record of more than 349 accidental overdoses.
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The bodies of Beeler and Baver were discovered shortly after 1:30 p.m. May 23 in a room at the at InTown Suites, 8981 Kingsridge Drive, police records show. Police said early indications are the deaths are drug-related, although a Miami Twp. report obtained Friday on the incident did not mention drug use.
The two lived together in the hotel room, according to police.
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