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Rochester Police ID Body Found Outside Local Motel
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Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - The Rochester Police Department has released the name of the man found dead outside a local motel.
The man was identified as 34-year-old Stephen Mcalister. RPD says Mcalister had ID cards with addresses in North Carolina and North Dakota.
Kim David/TSM
The cause of death won’t be officially known until toxicology test results become available.
Mcalister’s body was found near a dumpster in the parking lot of the Best Western motel near Apache Mall early Monday. Police say there was no sign of trauma to his body.
He had been staying at the motel since May while doing construction work in Rochester.
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