Murder of Dylan Groves

On June 12, 2019, the body of four-month-old Dylan Groves was found in a 30-foot-deep well in Otway, Ohio. His parents, Daniel and Jessica Groves were arrested two days prior June 10, 2019, after failing to make in-person contact with Scioto County Children's Services for two months, resulting in a missing person's report being filed for Dylan.

Dylan was found in a container consisting of two plastic milk crates chained together open end to open end, and secured with a chain, padlocks, and zip ties. The milk crates contained multiple large stones, a metal anchor, and Dylan's decomposed body, which was wrapped in two blankets and multiple layers of plastic, and secured with duct tape. Dylan had multiple fractures to his arm, legs, skull, and ribs which occurred at different periods of time, evident from their stages of healing. He also had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system. His cause of death was listed as “homicidal violence of undetermined etiology.”

Daniel and Jessica Groves were charged with his murder, as well as kidnapping, interference with custody, abuse of a corpse, among other charges. Both of them were convicted and sentenced on January 10, 2020, which would have been Dylan's first birthday.

In August 2021, Ohio State Senator Terry Johnson introduced Senate Bill 216, also known as Dylan's Law, which if passed, would’ve required the parents of children addicted to drugs to go through extensive training and milestones before they can be reunited with their children. The bill died while in committee. Provided by Wikipedia