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Man's Body Found in Burned Vehicle


By Amber Smith
THE LEDGER

Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 16, 2008 at 6:40 a.m.
HAINES CITY | Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives scoured an orange grove on Patterson Road in Haines City on Thursday looking for evidence in the death of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a burned vehicle.

According to police sources, a call came in about 1 a.m. Thursday with a report of a burning vehicle near an orange grove on Patterson Road.

The vehicle was taken to a local towing facility where an arson investigator discovered a body in the trunk.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood said detectives were called to the orange grove at 9 a.m. Thursday, where they remained throughout the day. She said detectives are treating the death as suspicious and that the investigation is ongoing.

Investigators have not yet been able to identify the man, whose body was burned, Wood said.

[ Amber Smith can be reached at amber.smith@theledger.com or 863-422-6800. ]


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Comments

  1. Millrock42 says...
    May 16, 2008 5:12:10 am

    RE: Read the articleSuspicious? DUHHHH! Man in trunk of burning car. Yep! Suicide by burning!

  2. Shaman says...
    May 16, 2008 6:18:33 am

    And all those Florida leos who do all that "protecting" of everyone were where ????

  3. Rec says...
    May 16, 2008 6:54:57 am

    As stated before, they were doing their jobs, last I heard they do not have crystal balls to forsee criminal activity done all over the place! Or does one think that they are know-all and see-all in this messed up, crazy society? Talk about an unrealistic outlook or just downright against all law enforement!!!

  4. Fatal Opinion says...
    May 16, 2008 7:43:48 am

    Shaman, is this how its going to be now? Trolling with illogical thought processes? I always knew you hated cops, but its a bit ridiculous to even suggest that they are some kind of telepath predicting all crimes. Just keep digging that hole deeper.

  5. jjz3 says...
    May 16, 2008 8:41:54 am

    As usual, you are an *****. Did your parents have any kids who lived or were not mentally challenged?

  6. executive1 says...
    May 16, 2008 8:54:45 am

    lol Yeah Mill that one cracked me up too.

  7. Galan Ark says...
    May 16, 2008 10:36:22 am

  8. Sweet T says...
    May 16, 2008 11:27:09 am

    Shaman, surely you didn't think "Minority Report" was real...or did you?

  9. lt. dan says...
    May 16, 2008 12:27:19 pm

    oh boy, here we go again......lol

  10. asmith1120 says...
    May 16, 2008 12:31:56 pm

    This happens all the time. I had an uncle that accidently fell down an elevator shaft onto a box of bullets.

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