By Associated Press - Friday, December 28, 2018

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man whose body was spotted by workers on a passing train in South Carolina was shot in the head.

The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said it appears 53-year-old Hall Edward Eskew was killed on Christmas Day. His body was found a day later by railroad workers near Taylors.

The coroner’s office said in a news release that Eskew’s death is being investigated as a homicide.

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Sheriff’s deputies say Eskew was reported missing shortly before his body was found and his white Ford F-250 pickup truck has not been found.

No arrests have been made.

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