The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, August 19, 1996               TAG: 9608190032
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   18 lines

BODY FOUND IN HOME

The body of a 39-year-old man was found by a friend in a home in the 100 block of Forest Ave. on Sunday, police said.

The case is being handled as a homicide, although police did not disclose the suspected cause of death. The body was sent to the state medical examiner's office for an examination to determine how the man died.

The man's name was being withheld until relatives could be notified.

Police said the man had been staying at the residence and his body was found about 4:30 p.m. when a friend came to the home looking for him.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Line at 664-4040.

KEYWORDS: MURDER by CNB