Authorities have identified human remains recovered on April 17 at a vacant Cleveland house as Paige Coffey, who disappeared in May 2019 at age 27. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner confirmed the identification; cause and manner of death remain pending and the investigation is active. Coffey was last seen May 7, 2019, at a Cleveland Home Depot, and the FBI had offered a reward for information. Family members and community groups had repeatedly appealed for leads over the years.
Human Remains Identified as Missing Cleveland Woman Paige Coffey Nearly Seven Years After Disappearance
Paige CoffeyCredit: FBI
Ohio authorities have confirmed that human remains recovered earlier this month from a vacant Cleveland house have been positively identified as Paige Coffey, who vanished in May 2019 at age 27.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office said the remains were recovered on April 17 from a residence at 3809 E. 142nd St. in Cleveland and were formally identified in a news release shared April 29 by the Bratenahl Police Department. Local reports indicate the property had been vacant and was in the process of being cleaned out when the remains were found.
Authorities said the cause and manner of death remain pending and that the investigation is ongoing. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced.
Background and Investigation
An FBI bulletin and local law enforcement records show Coffey was reported missing on May 17, 2019, after several days without contact with family and friends. She was 27 at the time she disappeared and was last seen on May 7, 2019, at the Home Depot in the Steel Yard Commons (3355 Steelyard Drive) in Cleveland in the company of her boyfriend.
The FBI described Coffey as having collar-length brown hair but noted she frequently changed her hairstyle and sometimes wore wigs. The bureau had offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to her location or recovery.
Family Appeals and Community Response
“We are saddened to announce that Paige Coffey's remains were found,” Cleveland Missing, a nonprofit that tracks unresolved disappearances, wrote on social media. The organization added that Coffey’s family had been notified and asked for privacy.
Coffey’s mother, Trinettea Williamson, spoke with NBC News' Dateline in 2025 and recalled last seeing her daughter in late April 2019, when she drove Coffey to work and later picked her up. Williamson said she felt something was wrong when Coffey did not call on Mother’s Day and had continued to ask the public for help in the years since her disappearance.
Law enforcement agencies continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bratenahl Police Department, the FBI, or local authorities.
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