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Burned, Headless Body Of Sex Offender Found

Construction Crews Find Body

POSTED: 5:12 am MST November 9, 2007
UPDATED: 6:41 am MST November 9, 2007

Construction crews found a torched and headless body Thursday morning in Northville Township.

Torched, Beheaded Body Found

Police identified the body as 26-year-old Daniel Gene-Vincent Sorensen, of River Rouge, by using a partial fingerprint despite the severe burns on Sorensen's hands, WDIV-TV in Detroit reported.

Police said the severely burned hands seemed to be an effort to hide his identity.

Police confirmed that Sorensen was a registered sex offender.

Police said they believe the person driving a red Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, with license plate No. BBV9503 may have information about the killing.

Police said they believe the man was killed elsewhere and then dropped off in the newly developed subdivision.

A neighbor called to report a fire Wednesday night sometime between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., according to police.

"Early indication right now is that the body was dropped there and set on fire, and that the actual homicide took place somewhere else," said Northville Public Safety Director John Werth.

A Northville Township water and sewage crew found the body while checking on a hydrant.

Police said there were no clothes on the torso.

Search and rescue dogs were called to the scene to search for the victim's head.

Police said they do not have any suspects at this time.
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