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Police: No signs of foul play after missing man’s body found in cemetery

Posted at 9:54 PM, Dec 25, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-26 13:12:43-05

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Richmond police said the body of a man missing for two weeks was found in Richmond on Christmas Eve.

Fifty-four-year-old Dennis Bullock, of the 3200 block of 5th Ave., was last seen Dec. 10.

Richmond Police Department spokesman Gene Lepley said Bullock’s body was discovered Tuesday by a passerby in a wooded area of Riverview Cemetery on S. Randolph St.

Lepley said officers did not find anything at the scene and that there were no apparent signs of foul play or obvious signs of trauma to Bullock’s body.

Based on the results of an autopsy scheduled for Thursday, and the investigators’ report, the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death.

If you have information that could help police, call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or text Crime Stoppers at 274637.