Authorities Release Identities Of Two Men Found Dead In Manchester

MANCHESTER, NH — Manchester police, firefighters, and AMR responded to a report of an unresponsive person in an area of brush along the railroad tracks directly behind 300 Elm St. on Sunday.

Responders located a deceased man in an area frequently occupied by homeless people. The man was found by employees of a nearby business. The area is a few hundred yards from Delta Dental Stadium and is close to where other bodies have been found in the past.

“The man was identified as Michael Grove, 37, of no fixed address,” Manchester Police Lt. Matthew said, “and there were no signs of foul play and the death is not suspicious. The cause of death is currently pending toxicology results.”

On July 9, Manchester police and firefighters responded for a man who was found in the Merrimack River.

The man was removed from the water and brought to the boat ramp near the stadium. The New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol was requested to the scene to handle the investigation because the body was found in the water. The man was later identified as Jerrell Cryer, of Manchester, NH. The Manchester Fire and Police Department located Mr. Cryer under the Queen City Bridge and brought him to shore.

An autopsy was performed on July 10 and the cause and manner of death, as well as all aspects of this event, are still under investigation according to Marine Patrol Sergeant Nicholas Haroutunian. Anyone that may have information is asked to call NH State Police-Marine Patrol Sergeant Nicholas Haroutunian at 603-227-2112 or email at Nicholas.M.Haroutunian@dos.nh.gov.

Many of the deceased people discovered during the last two years appear to be part of Manchester’s homeless community and many times, the scenes show signs of drug activity.

It has become common practice for authorities to release a statement saying the death does not appear to be suspicious and is pending autopsy results. The autopsy results are generally only released if there is a criminal investigation — otherwise, it is only released to direct family members.

Several social media groups have developed during the past two years believing there may be a serial killer in New Hampshire working along the Merrimack River. At this time, authorities have not released any information that validates the serial killer theory.

New Hampshire like many New England states is continuing to see increases in overdoses and fatalities involving drugs. That increase has been occurring in sequence with several deceased people being found.

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