A cold case in Portage County is heating up again.
It's been nearly 25 years since Melvin Shoemaker went missing and Wednesday authorities searched a home in connection with his disappearance.
BCI, along with sheriff's deputies from both Geauga and Portage counties spent the entire day and well into the evening at a property on Winchell Road in Hiram.
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Property records confirm Glenn Shoemaker lives at the house in question and neighbors say Glenn is Melvin Shoemaker's son.
"He didn't report his father missing after about three months, and I knew something was wrong at that time," said neighbor Joe Clay.
Melvin Shoemaker went missing in 1994. According to authorities, the 71-year-old is a retired welder and worth several million dollars. His son is his only heir.
Authorities did not reveal what lead them to the home Wednesday.
