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Deceased male found in third-floor apartment near S Harding AveChicago IL

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Near S Harding Ave, Chicago, IL 60623

A deceased male approximately 48 years old and 320 pounds was found in a third-floor apartment near South Harding Avenue. Police and medical examiners are on scene. The apartment is accessed from the rear, and moving the body is challenging due to narrow upstairs stairways.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Where's your body?
00:01
(number withheld), South Harding.
00:03
And detectives is clear just named for transport, they're not coming out.
00:07
Detective was here.
00:08
Detective Gossel, George, Ocean, Zebra, David, Adam Lincoln, (number withheld).
00:14
This is the third lane from the left.
00:17
Lay 3 R&11.
00:19
Is this a house on the apartment?
00:21
It's the third floor.
00:22
And where exactly is the body inside the apartment?
00:24
Okay. And this is a regular third floor apartment, not an addict?
00:27
It says the right floor but you have to enter through the back.
00:30
So enter through the rear.
00:32
Okay, name of your deceased last name first.
00:34
(name withheld), common spelling.
00:35
First name is (name withheld).
00:36
Common spelling.
00:37
Middle initial ethics and franks.
00:38
And this is a male subject where this is race, age, approximate height, and approximate weight.
00:42
He's a male 4,
00:44
approximately 48 of 8, 48 years of age.
00:47
He's 5'9, 320 pounds.
00:49
Okay, now this 320 is your visible guess, correct? Not from the ID.
00:53
9 to 9.
00:54
Any bloating or decomposition?
00:55
Negative.
00:56
R.D.[1] John John (number withheld).
01:00
Sir.
01:01
Permuted, Boy, Edward, Robert, Mary, Union, David, Edward, Edward, Zebra,
01:07
121-166. Detectives name is sir.
01:10
Goghul, George, Ocean, Zebra, David, Adam Lincoln, (number withheld).
01:17
Medical examiner's name number and case number.
01:19
Case number M.E.2025-4902.
01:27
Investigator Norris, Nora Ocean, Robert Robert, Ida, Sam, number 86.
01:33
Is there anything else that needs to be made aware of?
01:36
But since he is a little bigger individual, it's kind of narrow upstairs and stairways.
01:43
Just give them a heads up where it's going to come.
01:46
Okay, and you're pretty certain about this 320, right? Not more than that.
Police codes explained
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[1]
R.D.: Police report or case number assigned by the Records or Report Division.

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Near S Harding Ave, Chicago, IL 60623

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