An unaffiliated 60-year-old male was found dead in his apartment just blocks away from campus, the Philadelphia Daily News first reported on Wednesday.ok
The victim, Theodore Hudson III, was found beaten to death last Monday morning at his home on 42nd Street and Chester Avenue, the Daily News reported. Investigators believe Hudson was beaten to death by a pair of dumbbells found near his body, and the door to his apartment — which seemed to have been ransacked — was unlocked, according to the Daily News.
Hudson was an employee of Earl Trent Realty, according to the Daily News.
Representatives from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 18th District and Homicide Divisions deferred comment to the Philadelphia Police Department’s press office, which did not respond to phone calls or emails on Sunday.
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