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OPP Release Name Of Murder Victim

The OPP has identified the victim in homicide investigation near Erin.

The body of Frederick John Hatch, 65, of no fixed address was found off Wellington Rd. 124 near Erin Friday morning.

Police have not been able to notify next of kin.

A toll free line has been established to help with the investigation and it is 1-844-677-5010.

The victim is not believed to have lived in southern Ontario but travelled from eastern Ontario.

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