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Maid finds man's body in motel room

By Rosalind Bentley
Jan 9, 2012

An unidentified African American man was found dead in a DeKalb County motel room on Sunday.

The man’s body was found by a maid who was about to clean the room at the Super 8 hotel, 1600 Cresent Centre Blvd. in Tucker, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.

Police did not say whether foul play was suspected in the man’s death.

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