Michael Taylor, a 35-year-old African American man from Cleveland, Ohio, was found deceased on July 17, 2015. Public material available about his death is sparse and does not describe the circumstances surrounding how he died or identify arrests or suspects.

Records show Taylor had prior legal history: in May 2014 he was convicted of sexual battery in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas; that conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Ohio in 2015 in State v. Taylor, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 101615, 2015-Ohio-2033. The charges stemmed from an incident in July 2003 and involved a 21-year-old woman and a co-defendant.

If anyone knew Michael Taylor, his whereabouts around that date, or has information about his death, please share what is known.