Dead body found aboard boat

Florida Keys News

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Dead body found aboard boat

BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff
alinhardt@keysnews.com

A man's decaying body was found aboard a pleasure boat docked at King's Pointe Marina Friday morning.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said the man could not be identified and called the case a "death under suspicious circumstances."

The Medical Examiner's Office is conducting an autopsy today to determine the cause of death.

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Richard

Submitted on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 10:27pm

I am writing on behalf of many friends that Richard (we knew him as Dick) had. Dick was a kind and gentle man who loved to take care of people. For someone to be murdered in such a violent manner leaves all of us feeling like something has gone horribly wrong in our world. Anyone who knew Dick would testify that he would have given anyone the shirt off his back. We have been robbed of a compassionate soul.

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That boat wasn't there when

Submitted on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 3:27pm

That boat wasn't there when I left in November 2007. So it hasn't been two years. Hi Tom & Audie!

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The boat wasn't there in nov.

Submitted on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 9:42pm

I met the victim in may of 2006. He may have taken the boat out for a little while to fish or repair When you left in november. How long it was there doesn't matter. We lost a great person that loved coming to key west frequently and enoying his boat and sharing it with his friends. I