As neighbors saw Kenneth West mowing his yard in Marysville last week, authorities believe the body of his wife, Diane West, was stuffed in a freezer inside the home.
An Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation truck is parked outside 1338 Milstone Drive Saturday after authorities found the body of Diane West in a freezer in the home’s basement. Kenneth West, the victim’s husband, was found the next day in the Columbus area dead of apparent suicide. (JOURNAL-TRIBUNE PHOTO BY KEVIN BEHRENS)
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By Sunday, authorities had announced Kenneth, 47, had been found dead of an apparent suicide in the Columbus area.
According to a release from the Marysville Division of Police, the daughter of the victim requested a well-being check Thursday last week for the Wests’ residence at 1338 Milstone Drive.
“The family member was concerned as she had not seen or spoken to her mother in several weeks,” a press release from the police stated. “She had received text messages from her mother’s phone, however, she did not believe they were written by her mother.”
When officers first went to the home, no one answered the door. On Saturday, Marysville Police detectives had received a warrant. Police and agents from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation began their search of the residence after 2 p.m.