No progress in probe of Boardman man's murder

BOARDMAN

Four months after a township man was found slain in his home still few details are known.

Similarly, not much has changed in the case from when The Vindicator updated the Chris Craft homicide case two months ago.

Craft was found dead on the floor of his home, 1736 Alverne Drive, on June 8 — authorities believed he died about noon that day — with a pool of blood, about the size of a wall clock, around his head and no splatter.

From the beginning, Boardman authorities found the case perplexing.

Days later, it was revealed that someone had removed the skin from Craft’s face to conceal how he died. That cut away ran from his ear to the center of his lips and then down vertically to underneath his jawline and onto his neck.

The murder weapon and the detached skin still haven’t been found.

Police drained a backyard pool, but found nothing.

Police took Craft’s phone and the computer he was found lying on the ground in front of.

Boardman Capt. Don Hawkins said of the case, “It’s still under investigation.”

Read more about the investigation in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.