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Man's body found near DeKalb park

By Christian Boone
Jan 25, 2012

The body of an adult male was found Tuesday afternoon near a DeKalb County park, police said.

There was no apparent cause of death, said DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish.

The body was discovered near 1400 McConnell Drive, which borders Mason Mill Park and the Toco Hills library.

An autopsy will be conducted by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner, Parish said.

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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