Sheriff: No signs of trauma on body of Naperville man

The badly decomposed remains of a Naperville man found in a Wisconsin state park showed no outward signs of trauma, a Dane County sheriff's office spokeswoman said.

The body of 24-year-old Quinton A. Morris was found intact, but the remains were largely skeletal, according to spokeswoman Elise Schaffer. Examinations of the bones found no indication of bullet or stab wounds.

The death investigation is ongoing as the coroner's office awaits results from toxicology tests. Results could take months. Authorities have not ruled out foul play, though no weapons were found near the remains.

Morris' body was found Oct. 13, about 150 feet from a popular bike path at Lake Kegonsa State Park about eight miles southeast of Madison. Family members told investigators Morris was on his way to Canada and they had not heard from him for six weeks. They never reported him missing.

The coroner's office estimated his death occurred four to six weeks ago. His body was found several hundred feet from the nearest parking lot, but police have not recovered Morris' car and don't know how he arrived at the park, Schaffer said.

"We're looking for anybody who may have had contact with him to help us out," she said.

The body was found fully clothed, including gloves, but with no identification. A backpack was found nearby, but authorities don't know if it belonged to Morris because there was nothing inside that can be tied to him, Schaffer said. A volunteer botanist working on a prairie restoration project in the park discovered the body and alerted authorities, she said.

Since his hands had been shielded somewhat from the elements, investigators were able to get fingerprints from the body. When they checked the prints through a national database, they matched Morris.

His fingerprints were in the system because Naperville police had arrested him in May. The coroner's office is also using dental records to confirm Morris' remains. Schaffer said this is being done to make sure the man arrested by Naperville police in May really was Morris.

"Believe it or not, sometimes people use a false I.D. when they go to jail," she said.