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Nebraska Authorities ID Body Found in Burned Vehicle

body-foundTECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a southeast Nebraska man whose body was found in a burned vehicle last month.

Johnson County Attorney Rick Smith identified the man as 52-year-old Michael Carpenter, of Cortland. Smith says the causes of the fire and Carpenter’s death are being investigated. No crime is suspected.

Johnson County deputies found the vehicle and body the morning of March 18, about three miles south of Vesta.

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