James McNeal, 26, was found dead in a wooded area of Akron, Ohio, on September 24, 2015. His death was ruled a homicide after he had first been reported missing; he was from Barberton and had been last seen alive sometime before his body was discovered.

The Ohio Attorney General’s office lists the case among unsolved homicides, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been assisting local law enforcement. Despite public outreach and ongoing investigative work, no significant breakthroughs in identifying suspects or establishing what led to his death have been reported. The case remains open and unresolved, and his family and community continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about James, his movements before September 24, 2015, or saw anything in the Akron wooded area, please come forward to the investigators handling the case.