Coroner Still Trying To Identify Body Found In Car
Posted: 6:36 pm EDT September 25, 2004
West Carrollton, Ohio -- Authorities in Montgomery County are still trying to identify a body that was found Saturday morning in an abandoned car on Watertower Lane.Investigators said the car was full of flies and the body was found in the trunk of the vehicle. They said the car was described as a maroon Pontiac.Detectives said the description of the vehicle matches that of a missing Darke County man, Phillip Troutwine. In fact, investigators said the car's license plate is the same as Troutwine's missing Bonneville.According to authorities, the 57-year-old man was last seen leaving his job at Dayton International Airport on the morning of Sept. 1. Troutwine was employed by the Federal Aviation Administration and worked on planes.Investigators said there has been no sign of Troutwine or his plum-colored 1997 Pontiac Bonneville.Detectives said there has been no confirmation that Troutwine's body was found inside the trunk of the car. The coroner's office is still investigating.
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- September 7, 2004: Authorities, Family Search For Phillip Troutwine
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