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Police investigating after Ohio woman found dead

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OBETZ, Ohio — Police are investigating after an Ohio woman was found dead last week.

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Officers with the Obetz Police Department responded to the 5200 block of Groveport Road around 5 p.m. April 2 and found 49-year-old Jessica Bird, our news partners at WBNS-10 TV reported.

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Bird was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police took 44-year-old Jeffrey Caudill into custody, according to a spokesperson for the city.

Caudill was charged with murder in Bird’s death.

According to Franklin County Municipal Court records obtained by WBNS-10 TV, Bird died “by means of stabbing or cutting.”

Bird’s death remains under investigation by the Obetz Police Department.

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