CLERMONT CO REMAINS
A RECENT DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS IN SOUTHWEST OHIO BRINGS CLOSURE TO A TRAGEDY.
THE REMAINS OF 51-YEAR-OLD ROGER SHANE BRUCE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CLERMONT COUNTY. THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER REPORTS THAT BRUCE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN 2022. 31-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY SCOTT PLEADED GUILTY TO DISPOSING OF BRUCE’S BODY AND MISLEADING INVESTIGATORS BY LYING ABOUT THE EVENTS SURROUNDING BRUCE'S DISAPPEARANCE. AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT BRUCE WAS WITH SCOTT WHEN HE DIED OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE. SCOTT WAS CHARGED WITH ABUSE OF A CORPSE AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. DNA ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE REMAINS WERE THOSE OF BRUCE. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IS ONGOING.