Posted on 12/15/2021 5:09:24 PM PST by Libloather
Human remains found in a trash bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as those of Frank “Frankie” Little Jr., a guitarist and songwriter for the R&B group The O’Jays, police said.
The partial remains - first discovered in February 1982 in a garbage bag behind a now-shuttered business in Twinsburg, Ohio - were identified as Little’s using DNA provided by a close relative, police said in a statement Tuesday.
“In October 2021, the DNA Doe Project provided the names of potential living relatives, who were able to provide Frank’s name,” Twinsburg police said, adding that Little’s identity was later confirmed by a medical examiner who ruled his death a homicide.
“Not much is known about his disappearance and death,” police said. “Our sympathies to the family during this difficult time.”
**SNIP**
“He came out with us when we first ventured out of Cleveland and traveled to Los Angeles, but was also in love with a woman in Cleveland that he missed so much that he soon returned back to Cleveland after a short amount of time,” the band said.
“That was in mid-1960s and we had not heard from him after then,” the statement continued. “Although this sounds like a tragic ending, we wish his family and friends closure to what appears to be a very sad story.”
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If he disappeared in the mid-60’s, he was part of the group before they hit it big in the early 70’s. RIP.
Strange coincidence. The Juice was released from parole today...
LOL! ..or he got hit by the Love Train.
I see they sang that song at the DNC convention in 2020.
The O'Jays - Love Train (Live at the 2020 Democratic National Convention)
Still, a great group, great music!
“They smile in your face
....even though they wanna take your place........”
Guess there won’t be a family reunion
Their most amazing song (Biblically sound with a fantastic bassline).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GXE_n2q08Yw
Makes one wonder if some other police department is holding the other parts of the “partial remains” in a cold case file.
I always endeavor not to end up in a trash bag behind a shuttered business.
Eddie Levert, one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Not Motown; they were on Philadelphia International records and were part of that great “Philly sound” that dominated the R&B charts in the early 70’s. It also included Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, MFSB, and the Three Degrees.
“If he disappeared in the mid-60’s, he was part of the group before they hit it big in the early 70’s. RIP.”
“He came out with us when we first ventured out of Cleveland and traveled to Los Angeles, but was also in love with a woman in Cleveland that he missed so much that he soon returned back to Cleveland after a short amount of time,” the band said.
You win the internet today.
You win the internet today.
So chances are that it was a "Invisable 7-11".
Were Hall and Oats an offshoot of that “Philly sound”?
RIP.
My favorite O’Jays song: Use ta Be My Girl - https://youtu.be/0fNxgaw8I7I
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