Body hidden inside Cincinnati house identified as missing 19-year-old son

CINCINNATI (TCD) --

A body found in an Ohio couple's home in December has been identified as the woman's 19-year-old son, who had been missing since September, the Hamilton County Coroner's Office announced Monday.

WXIX-TV reported Dominic Allen was reported missing after he had last been seen on September 26, 2020.

Allen's mother, Kenya Stallworth, and her husband, Robert Robb, were arrested in December after authorities discovered a corpse concealed in their house on Fenton Ave.

A complaint filed on Dec. 5 says “John Doe” died in a bedroom of the home, and that Stallworth and Robb tried to hide the body by “placing clothing on the deceased, sealing the bedroom and attempting to dissipate any odors while allowing the body to decompose,” the Dayton Daily News reports.

The Hamilton County Coroner on Tuesday said DNA testing was used to identify Dominic Allen's body.

Authorities believe Allen died on or around September 26. His cause of death has not been released.

Kenya Stallworth, 39, and Robert Robb, 35, are charged with gross abuse of a corpse; Stallworth is also charged with tampering with evidence. Cincinnati Police said the investigation was continuing and further charges were possible.

“She waited 10 days to file a police report. Then she stated that he wasn’t going to file a report because she thought I was going to do it,” Dominic's father, Marcus Allen, said. Marcus Allen said he talked to a friend of his son’s friend, who told him he hadn’t seen Dominic since Sept. 24, the Daily News reports.

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