‘Badly decomposed’ body found inside home by prospective homebuyers identified

Human remains found inside a vacant home that was up for sale last year have been identified.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the body as 69-year-old Steven Wortham.

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As News Center 7 previously reported, a couple of prospective homebuyers found what police called a “badly decomposed” body during a walk-through of the house on Delphos Avenue in September.

Police had said the remains were skeletal because the body had apparently been there so long…

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