Ardes Ruth Bauman

Ardes Bauman of Salem whose burned remains were found just off of Egypt Road on October 24, 2010 has been ruled a homicide, with strangulation the cause. She was found by a Perry Township police officer who noticed a small fire and a van in the closed off area known as Cry Baby Bridge. Sgt. George Mlinarcik came upon the scene, he realized there was a body. A van titled to Bauman was parked nearby, with the remains found outside of the unoccupied vehicle.

The immediate cause of death was listed as asphyxia by cervical compression, with a description of the injury saying she was "strangled causing asphyxia and death." The amount of time between onset of the injury and death was listed as "minutes."
No arrests have been made, but Emigh said "we have people of interest." He wouldn't go into more detail about the people or the evidence.

If you have any information on this case, please contact the Perry Township Police Department at 330-332-1000.