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FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
State Police Say Foul Play Suspected In Death Of Wyoming County Man

Reported by: Send eMail Jeff Morris
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Dec. 14, 2012 10:33 AM EST
Updated: Dec. 14, 2012 10:48 AM EST

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West Virginia Regional Jail Photo
Pineville, Wyoming County , West Virginia

State Police said they expect foul play in the death of a man whose body was discovered Tuesday along Coal Mountain Road near Long Branch Hollow in Wyoming County.

The body was identified as Steven Ray Lawrence, 35, of Simon, according to a news release from State Police. Lawrence was reported missing to the Wyoming County Sheriff's Department by family members on Sunday and was last seen alive on Saturday.

State Police and the Wyoming County Sheriff's Department are working jointly to solve this investigation. Anyone with any information is urged to contact State Police at 304-682-4717, the sheriff's department at 304-732-8000, or visit http://www.wvcrime.com. Those submitting information may remain anonymous.



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