December 16, 2010
Body under bridge identified
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Police have identified a man found dead under the Quarrier Street bridge behind the Charleston Civic Center on Wednesday.

An employee from the Holiday Inn found the remains of Robert Lee Hissom, at about 7 p.m., according to Sgt. Eric Hodges of the Charleston Police Department. Hodges said Hissom was a homeless man who had been staying in Charleston.

There was frost on the body when it was found. Hodges said police believe Hissom died of exposure and had apparently been dead for several days before he was found.

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