Autopsy nears completion in mysterious death of man found in Decatur treehouse

Nearly a month after the discovery of 31-year-old Hank Frantz’s body in a backyard treehouse , medical examiners say the autopsy is nearing completion but so far, it has raised more questions than answers.

Frantz was positively identified by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office after his remains were found by siblings in a treehouse behind their late father’s Decatur home. The discovery came just days after their father passed away while on vacation.

Despite extensive analysis, officials have been unable to determine how or why Frantz died. “Unfortunately, the answer is that we didn’t find very much,” said Beoncia Loveless, Operations Director at the Medical Examiner’s Office. “We ruled the cause and manner of death undetermined.”…

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