Man found dead in Alliance parking lot identified; foul play not suspected
Benjamin DuerALLIANCE – Authorities have identified a 53-year-old man found dead Saturday afternoon inside a station wagon as Robert Walton of Vista, California.
He was found in the vehicle in the Walmart parking lot on West State Street. No foul play was suspected, said Tammy Wilkes, an investigator with the Stark County Coroner's Office.
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Wilkes said it appears Walton was visiting relatives in the Dennison area in Tuscarawas County. It was not clear what brought him to Stark County or Alliance but it might be job-related, Wilkes said earlier this week.
"We are still piecing together if this was his new home or just visiting," Wilkes said Tuesday.
The exact cause of death was not known pending a toxicology report.
'I did not see any trauma.'
The discovery of Walton's body was made about 4 p.m. Saturday when another man who arrived at the parking lot noticed it. Police detectives are investigating the case.
"We think he might have been there since Monday," Wilkes said earlier this week. "I think he was kind of living in there (station wagon). I did not see any trauma on the body."
The man was in the rear seat of the station wagon. Vista is a suburb of San Diego.
Staff writer Malcolm Hall contributed to this story.
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