Cleveland, OH
Vanished in the 1950s: What happened to Clara Frost?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Three cold cases from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s are now connected in a surprising way.
Wednesday, we first told you how the search for Mary Jane Vangilder, a missing woman in Richland County, led to the identification of a man named Albert Frost in southwest Ohio.
You can watch those stories here.
Albert & Clara Frost
Albert went missing in the early 1960s.
His unidentified skeletal remains were buried in a cemetery in Preble County for more than 50 years.
Det. Adam Turner with Shelby Police discovered his remains when he was searching for a possible match to Mary Jane Vangilder, who went missing in 1945.
After exhuming his body, he worked with Moxxy Forensics to identify his remains using Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG).
They found Albert’s closest DNA relative was his great niece, Tina Barrett.
When the detective reached out to her, he unlocked another mystery.
“Initially, I thought they were talking about my great aunt Clara because until that moment, I did not know that Albert existed. No one talked about it,” Barrett said.
It turns out, there were two missing siblings in the same family.
“But Albert was just presumed to have taken off, and then just not spoken about. You know, that puzzles me to this day, because they did ask about Clara and although Albert had a history of just being gone for a while, he also had a history of always coming back. And no one ever talked about it,” Barrett said.
Clara Frost was Albert’s older sister.
She went by the nickname Inez and was in her early 20s when she went missing about a decade before he did.
The young mother vanished from Cleveland in the 1950s.
The only photo of her the detective could find was from her 10th grade yearbook.
“We searched through ancestry and public databases. And there was very little information about her,” Det. Turner said.
Several family members told Det. Turner that Clara’s mother “sold” her to a man who later became her husband.
They had two kids together, who were just a baby and a toddler when she vanished.
Clara’s disappearance
Clara’s family thought her disappearance was suspicious.
They told police her husband had been physically abusive to her.
“And no one knew where she was. And I think it was presumed that she was living somewhere else by some people. Others were pretty sure that her husband had killed her,” Barrett said.
Clara’s last known existence shows up in the 1950 census, in Cleveland.
Det. Turner believes she went missing not long after that.
Records show Clara’s husband remarried.
“By about 1952 he had remarried and moved the children to Pennsylvania,” he said.
Det. Turner said based on information from her family, Clara’s husband, who passed away decades ago is now a suspect in this case.
At the time, Clara’s husband told police she had just ran off.
“It was inconsistent with who she was to get up and leave,” Barrett said.
“My family didn’t squeak enough, didn’t complain enough. Maybe they were also afraid of this man. I don’t know. I didn’t meet him. But not enough was done to make sure that her children knew what happened to her,” she said.
Three cold cases connected
He started with one cold case, but now Det. Turner is working on three.
And he’s not giving up on the cases of Albert and Clara Frost, even though they’re not out of his city.
He is volunteering his own time to work on those cases.
“It’s gonna remain open, you know, until it’s solved until it’s completely done,” he said.
“It’s it’s important because I feel like they’ve essentially like fallen through the cracks, you know, these are people that you know with time and with circumstances, you know, unfortunately kind of been forgotten. And I you know, I wouldn’t want that to happen to me,” Det. Turner said.
Clara’s two children have passed away, but her grandchildren are still waiting for answers.
Right now Clara and Albert’s cases are both being investigated as possible murders.
Meanwhile the family of Mary Jane Vangilder, the missing woman from Shelby who started this all, is still waiting for answers.
We’re told an update in her case will be coming next week, we’ll keep you posted.
If you have any information on any of these cases, call Shelby Police at 419-347-2242 or email Det. Turner at adamturner@shelbycity.oh.gov.
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Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Water Department truck falls into sinkhole and breaks gas line on Cleveland’s West Side
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A Cleveland Water Department truck working on a water main break in Ohio City was partially swallowed up into a sinkhole, breaking a gas line underneath the street.
The incident occurred near West 28th Street and Chatham Avenue late Thursday afternoon.
There was no fire or injuries, according to Lt. Michael Norman of the Cleveland Fire Department.
The gas company is on scene working to fix the leak.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Music legend Bob Dylan is bringing his “Rough And Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour” to Ohio in 2026, making major stops at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre on April 10, along with the Palace Theatre in Columbus on April 9 and Winsupply Theatre in Dayton on April 12.
This Ohio leg of the tour continues Dylan’s ongoing 2026 concert run in support of his 2020 release, “Rough And Rowdy Ways,” an album widely celebrated as among his finest entries in decades.
How to get tickets to see Bob Dylan in Ohio
Tickets for the upcoming Ohio concerts are selling fast, with some vendors reporting fewer than 100 tickets remaining. However, you can still get pass discounts on trusted third-party ticket platforms including Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, StubHub, Viagogo and Ticket City.
New customers can save more with these discount codes:
- Vivid Seats customers get $20 off ticket orders of $200 or more by using the code CLEVELAND20 at checkout.
- SeatGeek customers get $5 off orders of $300 or more with code TAKE5.
Here are the cheapest ticket prices currently available to the upcoming Bob Dylan concerts in Ohio, as of Dec. 11:
April 9, 2026: Columbus, OH — Palace Theatre
- Vivid Seats: $196
- SeatGeek: $194
- StubHub: $198
- Viagogo: $192
- Ticket City: $204
April 10, 2026: Cleveland, OH — KeyBank State Theatre
- Vivid Seats: $217
- SeatGeek: $282
- StubHub: $332
- Viagogo: $322
- Ticket City: $218
April 12, 2026: Dayton, OH — Winsupply Theatre
- Vivid Seats: $261
- SeatGeek: $288
- StubHub: $252
- Viagogo: $245
- Ticket City: $262
What Ohio fans can expect from Dylan’s shows
Ohio fans will experience more than just great seats. For his first date in Columbus, Dylan takes the stage at the historic Palace Theatre, a venue known for its warm acoustics and lavish 1920s-style charm.
Then comes Cleveland, where Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre will host an intimate, phone-free performance. Fans will have electronics secured in Yondr pouches to ensure a fully immersive concert experience. The embedded nostalgia of the theater pairs perfectly with Dylan’s timeless classics like “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Like a Rolling Stone.”
Finally, Dayton fans can join the celebration of Dylan’s vast musical legacy at Winsupply Theatre. By choosing acoustically superior venues throughout Ohio, Dylan seems to be deliberately crafting a more personal connection with audiences, transforming each stop into a storytelling event rather than just another headlining show.
Cleveland, OH
US Marshals arrest 2 men accused of killing Maple Heights man in robbery outside Angie’s Soul Café
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The U.S. Marshals confirmed the two suspects wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for the murder of a Maple Heights man robbed outside Angie’s Soul Café in June have been arrested.
Members of the U.S. Marshals’ Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 20-year-old Dominick Newby and 19-year-old Jayshawn Collins early Wednesday morning without incident, USMS stated.
They were found in the 1100 block of East 58th Street in Cleveland, USMS said.
Cleveland police said officers rushed to the 700 block of Carnegie Avenue at 2:30 p.m. on June 17 for a reported robbery outside Angie’s Soul Café.
Officers then learned the victim was shot in the parking lot during a robbery, according to police.
He was taken to University Hospitals where he died.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified him as 34-year-old Patrick Carner of Maple Heights.
Restaurant staff told 19 News the victim was a customer who had come to purchase food and was shot while getting in a car.
A representative from the restaurant released the below statement on June 17:
19 News confirmed through officials that Carner was the man sentenced in connection to the death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
Vonnashia Akins died after falling out of a moving car on I-90 in downtown Cleveland during rush hour back in October 2019.
Carner was behind the wheel, and police said he left the scene.
He was sentenced to a total of four years for obstruction of official business and tampering with evidence.
Newby and Collins were identified as suspects in this murder late this summer, USMS said, and the NOVFTF recently started searching for both of them.
“This shooting left one person dead and could have been significantly worse as the shooting took place outside of a busy restaurant in the middle of the day,” U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated. “The community is a safer place with these two violent individuals off the streets and behind bars.”
Anyone with information on a wanted fugitive can call the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833), or you send a tip online.
Reward money is available for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of a wanted fugitive, and tipsters can stay anonymous.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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