TOLEDO, Ohio — UPDATE: The Lucas County Coroner's Office identified the Jane Doe as 54-year-old Diana Turk Tuesday.
The Lucas County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of an unknown female a homicide, officials said in a press release issued Thursday.
According to authorities, police were alerted that a decaying body may be located in a residence in the 700 block of Deal Avenue . Authorities recovered an unidentified female body from the location on Aug. 23. The victim's body was decomposed, officials said. The cause of death was determined to be blunt head and chest trauma.
Toledo police and the Lucas County Coroner's Office later identified the victim as Diana Turk.
Turk's family told WTOL 11 they had seen the victim earlier this year. Turk is among 23 other victims of homicides in Toledo in 2023.
If you have any information about this incident or the identity of the victim, police ask that you call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You can remain anonymous.
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