Police identify body found behind Safeway in Middletown
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Dec. 7—A body found behind a Safeway in Middletown in November has been identified as Michael Kim Mancini, 21, police say.
According to a news release from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, Mancini's last known address was in Prince George's County, where a roommate reported him missing earlier this year.
Mancini was identified through dental records, the release said.
At around 12:20 p.m. on Nov. 14, sheriff's office deputies responded to the 800 block of East Main Street in Middletown for a report of a body, the News-Post reported.
The body was found in a field behind the Safeway grocery store, along with a 9-millimeter handgun and a backpack.
Police estimated the body had been there for three to six months.
The incident is still an ongoing investigation, the release said.
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