CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — Throughout a search Saturday, the households of Koby Roush and Raymont Willis discovered clothes they consider could have belonged to one of many males.
The households of Roush and Willis joined Golden Hearts volunteers, a Voice four the Unvoiced, in scouting the territory in Chillicothe for proof of their family members.
Roush and Willis disappeared inside a day of one another in July 2020.
In the course of the search, Golden Hearts founder Lena Wilson mentioned they found clothes matching the outline belonging to one of many lacking males and turned it over to police.
“We walked to the bridge … and seemed over the railing,” mentioned Wilson, an advocate for crime victims. “There was a deteriorated plastic bag with garments inside. We unfolded it with gloves on to have a look at the garments to see if it was a person or a girl; It was macho. We had a household take a look at the garments after which we referred to as the police.”
Because the group searched, Wilson mentioned strangers approached them and requested in the event that they had been in search of Larry Davis, who disappeared from the realm on March four.
The search took the group to households whose family members have gone lacking in central Ohio. A girl in Nelsonville baked a chocolate cake for the group. She was additionally in search of Roush and Willis at Chillicothe for Rick Brooks, uncle of Bryan Kyle Bridgeman.
Bridgeman was recovered in Athens County in November 2021, and his stays had been interred in December.
Wilson briefed the group on safety practices and what to do within the occasion of discovery of proof earlier than the search started.
Raymont Willis’ daughter, Brittney Hewell, mentioned earlier than the search: “It was actually laborious to come back right here, as a result of, you already know, I did not wish to come again right here. He was fairly scared. However I really feel good with lots of people with good vibes. And I hope we discover some solutions, or one thing like that.”
Anybody who could have details about the case is inspired to name BCI at 855-BCI-OHIO (855-224-6446) or submit a lacking individuals discover by means of the BCI web site.
