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10-30-2007, 12:56 PM
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A man who tried to enter his ex-wife's home through a basement window got stuck and suffocated, police said.
John Matthys' body was found Sunday evening by a neighbor who was watching the house for his ex-wife. Investigators believe Matthys, 56, became stuck while trying to enter the house feet first through a basement window.
"Basically he was too big to fit in the window," Tippecanoe County sheriff's Detective Sgt. Travis Dowell said.
Matthys' body might have been stuck in the window for up to a day before it was discovered. Witnesses said Matthys' truck was not at the rural home a few miles south of Lafayette at 2 a.m. Friday but was there by 4 p.m. Saturday.
Matthys' ex-wife was not home when he became stuck in the window. Dowell said investigators had not determined whether a crime was being committed when Matthys tried to enter the home.
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John Matthys' body was found Sunday evening by a neighbor who was watching the house for his ex-wife. Investigators believe Matthys, 56, became stuck while trying to enter the house feet first through a basement window.
"Basically he was too big to fit in the window," Tippecanoe County sheriff's Detective Sgt. Travis Dowell said.
Matthys' body might have been stuck in the window for up to a day before it was discovered. Witnesses said Matthys' truck was not at the rural home a few miles south of Lafayette at 2 a.m. Friday but was there by 4 p.m. Saturday.
Matthys' ex-wife was not home when he became stuck in the window. Dowell said investigators had not determined whether a crime was being committed when Matthys tried to enter the home.
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