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Body found in trailer near Ladoga remains unidentified
LADOGA -- An autopsy was performed Tuesday on a body found in a camper southeast of Ladoga.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana State Police began the investigation on Monday morning, when the body was found in the trailer on County Road 900 South in Montgomery County.
The decomposition of the body has prevented positive identification, but the deceased is believed to be a middle-aged white male.
The results of the autopsy are inconclusive with toxicology results pending. There were no immediate signs of foul play, but foul play has not been ruled out.
The investigation is ongoing and could take weeks to complete. State police and the coroner's office will use DNA testing in an attempt to identify the remains and that could also take several weeks to complete.
The case originated on Monday when a man was attempting to dismantle the trailer to salvage scrap metal. During the process, he discovered a body among the rubbish in one of the rooms. The body was partially decomposed and fully clothed.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office initially arrived and requested assistance from detectives from the Lafayette State Police Post. During the investigation, officers determined that on June 10 of this year, the trailer was brought to the Ladoga address from property just west of 215 N. 6th St., Clinton.
Investigators also found the City of Clinton had notified the owner of the trailer in early June that the trailer needed to be vacated from the property.
Collectively, the information brought in investigators from the Putnamville State Police Post, as Clinton lies within the Putnamville District and the trailer was removed from Clinton.
The case was investigated for ISP by Det. 1st Sgts. Jeff Hearon and Bryan Harper; Dets. Tony Guinn, Greg Edwards and Tom Minnicus; and crime scene investigators Sgts. Kris Fitzgerald and Brock Russell, as well as the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and Montgomery County Coroner's Office.