Body Found at Savannah Hotel, Last location of missing Robert Hornbeck
An unconfirmed body was found at the DeSoto Hilton on Liberty Street in Savannah, GA. This was the last known location of missing Spc. Robert Hornbeck.
Savannah-Chatham police are on the scene investigating after a body was found on the property of the DeSoto Hilton on Liberty Street. The body has not been identified at this point.
That hotel was the last known location of missing Third ID soldier Robert Hornbeck, who disappeared on Easter Sunday. Hornbeck has since reportedly been sighted alive in other places, including Statesboro, however none of those reports have been confirmed.
(WTOC 11)
UPDATE: Body Thought to Be Missing Soldier Found
Simply amazing that Savannah, GA turned out to be a more lethal location for Army Specialist Robert Hornbeck that Iraq. It appears that they have found his body.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A body believed to be that of a missing Fort Benning soldier was discovered inside a piece of air conditioning equipment Friday at a downtown hotel after guests complained of a foul odor in the lobby.
“Detectives are conducting a comprehensive and thorough investigation to determine the reasons behind this man’s death,” said Lt. Mike Wilkins, a police spokesman. “At this time, investigators do not have any reason to believe this person was the victim of a crime.”
An autopsy was scheduled for Sunday.
Eric Hornbeck, the soldier’s father, was informed of the discovery by police.
(AP via Yahoo News)
UPDATE: MI Missing Soldier UPDATE
A private investigator hired by Robert Hornbeck’s family says they’re all but certain the remains found in a Savannah (Georgia) hotel are his.
[...] Read the full story at Missing & Exploited. It is hard to imagine that Savannah, GA proved to be more dangerous a place for Robert Hornbeck than Iraq. [...]
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – A body believed to be that of a missing Fort Benning soldier was discovered inside a piece of air conditioning equipment Friday at a downtown hotel after guests complained of a foul odor in the lobby.
“Detectives are conducting a comprehensive and thorough investigation to determine the reasons behind this man’s death,” said Lt. Mike Wilkins, a police spokesman. “At this time, investigators do not have any reason to believe this person was the victim of a crime.”
This is just horrible and they are contradicting themselves, kinda an oxymoron, FOUND INSIDE A PIECE OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, and he WASN’T A VICTIM OF A CRIME? WTH ? This just pisses me off…. Our men, women, children, fathers, mothers and even grandparents serving our country and coming home to THIS? HELLO…. something wrong with this picture!
Comment by Yvonne | April 29, 2006
Amen sister,I total agree. I feel really sorry for Robert Hornbeck family.I am looking to see what the atopsy results are.
Comment by Jodie | May 5, 2006