Body of Adams County missing man identified
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By Rory Ryan
The Highland County Press
and Wendy Mitchell
The (Maysville) Ledger Independent
SEAMAN – Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers has confirmed that the search for Phillip Woodworth is over, following the discovery of his body in a remote area of Scott Township in Adams County last week.
The Adams County coroner, along with investigators from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio BCI’s Crime Scene Unit, converged on a Scott Township property Thursday, Oct. 27, continuing an investigation into the reported disappearance of a 31-year-old man.
Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers told The Highland County Press, “We have a body, but not at this location (the 1500 block of Greenbrier Road just east of Wylie Road). A male body was found about three miles from here in a very remote area.”
This week, the sheriff confirmed that the body was Woodworth's.
On Oct. 26, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office was concentrating its search in Scott Township in northern Adams County. Deputies were set up at a Scott Township residence, and a helicopter was called in to help search a heavily wooded area. Area residents also assisted in the search. A search helicopter returned to the same area on Oct. 27, along with additional investigators from the state and county.
Rogers said it is being treated as a criminal investigation, and he thanked the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance and use of the search helicopter.
“We had been searching the area since he was reported missing, but it was a very remote area for anyone to access,” Rogers said.
Woodworth, 31, was missing since approximately 10 p.m. Oct. 18 from the area of 1522 Greenbrier Road.
“We are asking the public to contact us if they have any deer cameras in the woods in that area,” Rogers said. “We are not looking to bother anyone’s hunting area, but they may be able to assist us in determining what happened.”
Rogers said the cause of death is pending from the autopsy report.
Anyone with information on Woodworth on or after Oct. 18 should call the Adams County Sheriff's Office at (937) 544-2314.
The Highland County Press
and Wendy Mitchell
The (Maysville) Ledger Independent
SEAMAN – Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers has confirmed that the search for Phillip Woodworth is over, following the discovery of his body in a remote area of Scott Township in Adams County last week.
The Adams County coroner, along with investigators from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio BCI’s Crime Scene Unit, converged on a Scott Township property Thursday, Oct. 27, continuing an investigation into the reported disappearance of a 31-year-old man.
Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers told The Highland County Press, “We have a body, but not at this location (the 1500 block of Greenbrier Road just east of Wylie Road). A male body was found about three miles from here in a very remote area.”
This week, the sheriff confirmed that the body was Woodworth's.
On Oct. 26, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office was concentrating its search in Scott Township in northern Adams County. Deputies were set up at a Scott Township residence, and a helicopter was called in to help search a heavily wooded area. Area residents also assisted in the search. A search helicopter returned to the same area on Oct. 27, along with additional investigators from the state and county.
Rogers said it is being treated as a criminal investigation, and he thanked the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance and use of the search helicopter.
“We had been searching the area since he was reported missing, but it was a very remote area for anyone to access,” Rogers said.
Woodworth, 31, was missing since approximately 10 p.m. Oct. 18 from the area of 1522 Greenbrier Road.
“We are asking the public to contact us if they have any deer cameras in the woods in that area,” Rogers said. “We are not looking to bother anyone’s hunting area, but they may be able to assist us in determining what happened.”
Rogers said the cause of death is pending from the autopsy report.
Anyone with information on Woodworth on or after Oct. 18 should call the Adams County Sheriff's Office at (937) 544-2314.