Dawn A. Cox, 49, of Crooksville, Ohio, was found dead at her Sycamore Avenue home on January 21, 2022. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation identified her death as a homicide and the Crooksville Police Department, assisted by the BCI, handled the investigation.

A man named Jack Long was charged with murder and felonious assault in connection with Cox’s death. Long reportedly called police to report the crime and was arrested and booked into the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail; his first arraignment was in Perry County Municipal Court.

The killing had a strong impact on the Crooksville community. If anyone has information about Dawn Cox, her movements that day, or the events at the Sycamore Avenue residence, please come forward.