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Autopsy to be done on badly decomposed body found in northwest Atlanta

By David Markiewicz
June 9, 2015

Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy on the badly decomposed body of a man found in northwest Atlanta Monday afternoon.

The body was found in a wooded area near a Family Dollar store on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway at about 3:30 p.m.

The cause and manner of death will be determined after the autopsy, said police. The case has not yet been ruled a homicide.

— Check back for updates.

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