Crime & Safety

Body Found in St. Pete ID'd

St. Petersburg Police say the body found in the bushes at 815 Executive Center Dr. N. has been identified as 38-year-old Robert Harger. Cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy.

St. Petersburg Police say the 38-year-old man found dead in the bushes near a St. Pete office park has been identified a Robert Harger. 

Harger, police said, is listed as a transient and has no know address. Police said a relative in Wesley Chapel has been notified of his death.

Investigators from the Medical Examiners Office responded to scene and examined the body however found no external evidence of trauma or homicidal violence, according to police.

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The cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy.

The body, police said, was discovered by a passerby in the bushes at 815 Executive Center Dr. N at about 7 a.m. on April 19.

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