Not knowing the name of a man whose body was discovered next to a vacant home near Morrison last week is hampering a homicide investigation, officials say.
“Without the identity as a starting point, we can’t begin to question people at his place of employment or ask about any of his habits,” Jefferson County Sheriff’s Investigator Dan Dunnebecke said this morning.
The body of the man, believed to be between the ages of 40 and 50, was found 50 feet to the side of a home in the 8400 block of Scenic Drive on July 23 by a real-estate agent and a potential homebuyer.
The victim was described as an adult male, 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10, with a medium build and a long, black ponytail. The man was wearing newer bluejeans and a gray T-shirt with the word “Deca” on the left breast.
Dunnebecke said the man also was wearing brown work boots that can only be bought by mail order.
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