Probe of a Homicide Leads to a Suicide
Michael N. Westley
The Salt Lake Tribune
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Ogden, UT (United States):
Police in Ogden say the deaths of two men, whose bodies were found in different locations just hours apart from each other, may be related.
The mystery began around noon Saturday when a 42-year-old man failed to keep a scheduled appointment to help some friends work on a remodeling project, said Ogden Police Lt. Scott Conley.
They spent the afternoon trying to find him, including making several visits and phone calls to his mobile home at 1540 N. Washington Blvd. The friends acquired a key to the man's home around 11:30 p.m. and found him lying on the living room floor. The room was in disarray and he had apparently been beaten, Conley said. Paramedics confirmed the man had died from a blow to the head.
Homicide detectives, working from a list of friends and persons of interest in the case, were led to a home at 610 Gramercy Ave., Conley said. Officers knocked on the door around 2:30 a.m. but received no response, he said.
But about two hours later, when detectives returned to the home, they found its 43-year-old owner hanging from the rafters of the open-air carport.
A family member allowed officers to search the home, which led to the confiscation of evidence Conley says links the two deaths.
The family member told the officers they had been home when police had visited earlier. The man got out of bed, checked outside but did not go back to sleep, Conley said.
There was no obvious motive for the crime, the lieutenant said.
The men knew each other well.
Oct 17, 2005
Michael N. Westley
The Salt Lake Tribune
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Ogden, UT (United States):
Police in Ogden say the deaths of two men, whose bodies were found in different locations just hours apart from each other, may be related.
The mystery began around noon Saturday when a 42-year-old man failed to keep a scheduled appointment to help some friends work on a remodeling project, said Ogden Police Lt. Scott Conley.
They spent the afternoon trying to find him, including making several visits and phone calls to his mobile home at 1540 N. Washington Blvd. The friends acquired a key to the man's home around 11:30 p.m. and found him lying on the living room floor. The room was in disarray and he had apparently been beaten, Conley said. Paramedics confirmed the man had died from a blow to the head.
Homicide detectives, working from a list of friends and persons of interest in the case, were led to a home at 610 Gramercy Ave., Conley said. Officers knocked on the door around 2:30 a.m. but received no response, he said.
But about two hours later, when detectives returned to the home, they found its 43-year-old owner hanging from the rafters of the open-air carport.
A family member allowed officers to search the home, which led to the confiscation of evidence Conley says links the two deaths.
The family member told the officers they had been home when police had visited earlier. The man got out of bed, checked outside but did not go back to sleep, Conley said.
There was no obvious motive for the crime, the lieutenant said.
The men knew each other well.
Oct 17, 2005
