Body identified in Lincoln County crime scene
BY KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Authorities have identified a man whose body was found along a road in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Saturday.
Gustavo Barragan Valencia, 35, of Mexico was discovered Wednesday along 960 Road just southwest of Wellston, the OSBI said.
Investigators have documented the crime scene and collected evidence from where Valencia's body was found.
The medical examiner is expected to perform an autopsy to determine his cause of death, OSBI said.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has requested assistance from the OSBI who are investigating the death as a homicide.