Crime & Safety

Body Found on Candi Lane Identified

A coroner's report identified the male as Marion J. Spencer.

A 50-year-old man was found dead on Candi Lane when fire fighters responded to a brush fire early Tuesday morning. 

Marion J. Spencer had some burns from the fire, but an autopsy will determine his exact cause of death, a Columbia Police Department press release stated.

The investigation is being treated as a homicide. 

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