Authorities: Body found in vacant Milwaukee house
MILWAUKEE - Authorities say a homeless man has been found dead in the closet of an abandoned home in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday that 53-year-old John Abbott was found dead when a realtor went to the house with a prospective buyer over the weekend. His body temperature was 22 degrees when the medical examiner responded to the scene. His official cause of death is pending toxicology testing.
The dilapidated house was being sold by the city of Milwaukee for rehabilitation and had no electricity or heat.
Authorities say there is no evidence that Abbott had been living there.
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