Crime & Safety

Body Found in Manchester Park Identified as Bedford Man

Breaking: Police found the body of Jeffrey Williams yesterday in Cullerot Park; the state medical examiner says manner of death is unknown.

MANCHESTER, NH — Queen City police have released the identity of a man found in a park around noontime yesterday afternoon, according to a press statement. Jeffrey Williams, 44, of Boynton Street in Bedford, was found on Oct. 11, 2016, in Cullerot Park near the west trail of Rock Rimmon.

More pictures from the investigation scene can be found on the Manchester Information Facebook page.

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According to police, a resident from the area was walking his dog when he discovered the man. According to Manchester Information, the body was found behind a storage container covered with brush.

“The state’s medical examiner conducted on autopsy today,” according to Lt. Brian O’Keefe of the Manchester Police Department. “The results reported (the) manner of death (as) unknown, pending toxicology results.”

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