UPDATE: 4/1/2010, 6:56 PM: We’ve just received an update from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, stating, “The deceased in this case was identified as Kenneth Joseph Lotti, date of birth 05/21/54. The cause of death is yet to be determined; at this time this incident is still being classified as a death investigation.” More info as this story continues to develop.
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ORIGINAL STORY: POSTED 4/1/2010 12:04 p.m., plus later updates:
It seems so unbelievable, some have even asked if we’re kidding — but the dead body discovered across from the University of Central Florida campus outside in the old Boston Market parking lot is no April Fool’s Joke.
UCF confirms that records indicate that Kenneth Joseph Lotti, who law enforcement said is the victim, attended the university from fall 1972 to fall 1976. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in fall 1976. UCF Spokesman Grant Heston said he was also not a UCF employee.
Earlier we reported when an Orange County Sheriff’s spokesperson confirmed to KnightNews.com on scene that the name of the man who died is Kenneth Joseph Lotti, and he was born in 1954.
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Deputies say he was found wearing business-like clothes. Earlier reports that he was wearing a suit were incorrect. The spokesman described what he was wearing as a classy windbreaker.
Local TV news helicopters hovered over campus and media satellite trucks lined the restaurants near Collegiate Way at noon on April 1.
KnightNews.com crews are on the scene report a crime scene investigator unit on scene, along with patrol units and media. It appears some sort of cloth has been set up to shield the view of the dead body from people going for lunch at nearby restaurants.
We are working to gather more information. Check back for updates on this breaking story.
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