BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a body has been found in the trunk of a burning car.
Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton says firefighters were called to extinguish a car fire in the Ensley neighborhood before dawn Thursday, and found the body in the trunk of what appears to be a four-door sedan. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.
Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/2sWXPA1 ) that the car was so heavily damaged that investigators could not immediately determine its make or model.
Shelton said the body is unrecognizable.
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Shelton said someone called to report the car fire, but no witnesses have yet reported hearing or seeing anything suspicious leading up to the blaze.