Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Charlotte Connection to Milton Murder Case

The body found on Brierbrook Street on Monday night may be connected to a missing person from Charlotte N.C.

Police may have received a break in the case of a found on a quiet residential street in Milton on Monday night. Deputy Chief Charles Paris confirmed that investigators are in North Carolina to determine whether the unidentified black male is in fact a missing person from Charlotte.

The body, which was badly mutilated, was found on Brierbrook Street wearing nothing but blue jeans. Milton and State Police have been searching for the victims identity with little to go on than a note in his pocket.

The hand-scrawled note appears to say the name "Delonte Tisdale" along with "A lunch" and an illegible signature with the date 10/19/2010. The note, which is believed to be a hall pass, did not match with any missing persons in the area or with any school databases. 

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WBTV, a CBS affiliate in North Carolina, is reporting a missing person by the name of Delvonte Tisdale was reported missing on Monday evening. For the full story click here

An autopsy on the body, which was done Tuesday, was inconclusive pending further testing including toxicology. Police said the victim suffered severe trauma, but a cause of death is still unknown.

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Police also impounded a white , which was seen by witness in the area around the time the body was dumped. The Illinois-registered vehicle was found in Lower Mills on Tuesday night. 

Police are still looking for a dark-colored sedan that was also seen in the area.

 

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