UPDATE:
A handful of details have emerged about the discovery of an Auburn man’s body late last week in Springfield.
Sangamon County coroner Jim Allmon says the remains were identified as that of 37-year-old Derek Wartenbe. Allmon says the corpse was scientifically identified during the postmortem procedure yesterday.
Allmon said the preliminary autopsy findings showed no evidence of traumatic injuries, but he told the State Journal Register that the official cause of death is pending toxicology and histology reports.
Allmon told the paper Wartenbe’s body was found lying up against a concrete foundation about 15 to 20 yards inside the densely wooded area near South MacArthur and Wabash.
His body was found last Friday.
Allmon says there were clothes hanging from trees and furniture near the body, but he couldn’t confirm they belonged to Wartenbe.
Springfield police were notified about the body by another witness in the area.