Homeless Man Found Dead in Abondoned Garage

Cars speed by the spot where Brent King died, hidden behind the cold white steel of a abandoned garage, his tomb for the past month until his discovery Wednesday.

No one really knows how long Brent King's body lay lifeless in the garage. He was discovered by police lying on a mattress in the rear of the two-car garage at 1804 S. Main St. An employee at the Center for the Homeless called police to report King missing earlier in the day, saying he hadn't been spotted since Jan. 23, when the overnight temperatures dipped into negative numbers.

Deputy coroner Nancy Pemberton said an autopsy showed King likely died of hypothermia, although toxicology tests are still pending.

"The last time someone had talked to him was in January," Pemberton said. "He'd been there for about a month."

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According to a police report, King would make weekly appearances at the homeless center, where he would make calls to his parents and sometimes receive packages.