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Body found at Alabama Walmart after Brian Laundrie sighting is not connected, police say

Speculation mounted after a body was found in a dumpster near to where Brian Laundrie had been sighted, but police later ruled out any link

Bevan Hurley
In New York
Monday 20 September 2021 21:26 BST
<p>Brian Laundrie during a police stop in Utah in August </p>

Brian Laundrie during a police stop in Utah in August

A body found close to a possible sighting of missing “person of interest” Brian Laundrie in Alabama is unconnected to his disappearance, authorities say.

Mobile Police Department were called after a dead body was discovered in a dumpster near the Walmart in Tillman’s Corner on Monday.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed to have been the body of a homeless person, and they have ruled out any link to Mr Laundrie.

Mobile PD received several calls at the weekend claiming that Mr Laundrie may have been in Tillman’s Corner, southwest of the city, 600 miles (965kms) from his home in North Port Florida.

Mr Laundrie has not been seen since leaving his home last Tuesday, telling parents he was going for a hike in a nearby reserve.

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