Biography of David Wayne Bodie
Wayne died of natural causes on June 6, 2006, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Albemarle, Stanley County, North Carolina. He also lived in Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Garden City, SC, and Terrant County, Texas, where he was married to and divorced from Sylvia D. Bodie (1986-1990). He eventually relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
His death was written about in the local newspaper after his body was found at a "mock crime scene" by high school forensics students and their teacher. The news of his death even made its way to China and the UK. Here is the story that was published at the time of his death:
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Real Body Found at Fake Crime Scene
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BULLETIN: FORT LAUDERDALE - Police on Tuesday identified the body found on the north side of War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., by a group of high school criminology students as David Wayne Bodie, 45, a homeless man. A preliminary investigation revealed no signs of trauma and police do not suspect foul play, said Detective Kathy Collins, police spokeswoman. An autopsy will be conducted and cause of death will be determined at that time.
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Earlier story follows:
FORT LAUDERDALE - Truth proved to be stranger than fiction for a high school criminology class investigating a fake crime scene when the students discovered a real body during a field trip.
A fake crime scene suddenly became a real one Monday when students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School's summer forensics course discovered a man's body at Holiday Park.
The man found near the War Memorial Auditorium appears to have died of natural causes.
Still, the discovery gave 29 students in Sue Messenger's course a first-hand look at how crime scene investigators work.
"It was a good crash course," said one 15-year-old sophomore who signed up for the 13-day class because it sounded like fun. Now, he's not so sure. "I don't really think I could take finding any more dead bodies, especially if it was rotting," he said.
The man, a white male in his mid-50s who was not identified, appears to have died recently, said Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. Andy Pallen. There were no obvious signs of foul play or trauma, he said.
For more than 20 years, Messenger has planted cardboard skeletons pocked with bullet holes, fake knives and other evidence at mock crime scenes, but never did she think the exercise would turn real.
"I think they kind of went into shock and disbelief, but also, you have to say it's completely bizarre," Messenger told South Florida Sun-Sentinel news partner WTVJ Channel 6. "I mean...what are the odds that we would be out here?"
The body was discovered about 9:15 a.m.
"The first thing we thought was that's a real good dummy she set up," the student said. Then they noticed that the man who was clinging to a fence had a hairy stomach that looked a little too real, he said.
Their reaction, according to the student: "We were all freaking out."
Published on June 6, 2006 in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Wayne is survived by his parents, Horace Fuqueway Jr. and Ruth Annette Hudson Bodie, as well as three brothers, Horace Bryan, Carl Fuqueway, and James Paul, and one sister, Karen Ann. He was predeceased by his grandparents, John Ira and Weltha Onita Tennant Hudson, and Horace Fuqueway Sr. and Andrella Sherbert Bodie.
A memorial service was held for Wayne in Garden City Beach, SC, in June 2006. Arrangements were made by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.
Wayne died of natural causes on June 6, 2006, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Albemarle, Stanley County, North Carolina. He also lived in Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Garden City, SC, and Terrant County, Texas, where he was married to and divorced from Sylvia D. Bodie (1986-1990). He eventually relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
His death was written about in the local newspaper after his body was found at a "mock crime scene" by high school forensics students and their teacher. The news of his death even made its way to China and the UK. Here is the story that was published at the time of his death:
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Real Body Found at Fake Crime Scene
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BULLETIN: FORT LAUDERDALE - Police on Tuesday identified the body found on the north side of War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., by a group of high school criminology students as David Wayne Bodie, 45, a homeless man. A preliminary investigation revealed no signs of trauma and police do not suspect foul play, said Detective Kathy Collins, police spokeswoman. An autopsy will be conducted and cause of death will be determined at that time.
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Earlier story follows:
FORT LAUDERDALE - Truth proved to be stranger than fiction for a high school criminology class investigating a fake crime scene when the students discovered a real body during a field trip.
A fake crime scene suddenly became a real one Monday when students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School's summer forensics course discovered a man's body at Holiday Park.
The man found near the War Memorial Auditorium appears to have died of natural causes.
Still, the discovery gave 29 students in Sue Messenger's course a first-hand look at how crime scene investigators work.
"It was a good crash course," said one 15-year-old sophomore who signed up for the 13-day class because it sounded like fun. Now, he's not so sure. "I don't really think I could take finding any more dead bodies, especially if it was rotting," he said.
The man, a white male in his mid-50s who was not identified, appears to have died recently, said Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. Andy Pallen. There were no obvious signs of foul play or trauma, he said.
For more than 20 years, Messenger has planted cardboard skeletons pocked with bullet holes, fake knives and other evidence at mock crime scenes, but never did she think the exercise would turn real.
"I think they kind of went into shock and disbelief, but also, you have to say it's completely bizarre," Messenger told South Florida Sun-Sentinel news partner WTVJ Channel 6. "I mean...what are the odds that we would be out here?"
The body was discovered about 9:15 a.m.
"The first thing we thought was that's a real good dummy she set up," the student said. Then they noticed that the man who was clinging to a fence had a hairy stomach that looked a little too real, he said.
Their reaction, according to the student: "We were all freaking out."
Published on June 6, 2006 in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Wayne is survived by his parents, Horace Fuqueway Jr. and Ruth Annette Hudson Bodie, as well as three brothers, Horace Bryan, Carl Fuqueway, and James Paul, and one sister, Karen Ann. He was predeceased by his grandparents, John Ira and Weltha Onita Tennant Hudson, and Horace Fuqueway Sr. and Andrella Sherbert Bodie.
A memorial service was held for Wayne in Garden City Beach, SC, in June 2006. Arrangements were made by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.
Biography of David Wayne Bodie
Wayne died of natural causes on June 6, 2006, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Albemarle, Stanley County, North Carolina. He also lived in Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Garden City, SC, and Terrant County, Texas, where he was married to and divorced from Sylvia D. Bodie (1986-1990). He eventually relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
His death was written about in the local newspaper after his body was found at a "mock crime scene" by high school forensics students and their teacher. The news of his death even made its way to China and the UK. Here is the story that was published at the time of his death:
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Real Body Found at Fake Crime Scene
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BULLETIN: FORT LAUDERDALE - Police on Tuesday identified the body found on the north side of War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., by a group of high school criminology students as David Wayne Bodie, 45, a homeless man. A preliminary investigation revealed no signs of trauma and police do not suspect foul play, said Detective Kathy Collins, police spokeswoman. An autopsy will be conducted and cause of death will be determined at that time.
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Earlier story follows:
FORT LAUDERDALE - Truth proved to be stranger than fiction for a high school criminology class investigating a fake crime scene when the students discovered a real body during a field trip.
A fake crime scene suddenly became a real one Monday when students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School's summer forensics course discovered a man's body at Holiday Park.
The man found near the War Memorial Auditorium appears to have died of natural causes.
Still, the discovery gave 29 students in Sue Messenger's course a first-hand look at how crime scene investigators work.
"It was a good crash course," said one 15-year-old sophomore who signed up for the 13-day class because it sounded like fun. Now, he's not so sure. "I don't really think I could take finding any more dead bodies, especially if it was rotting," he said.
The man, a white male in his mid-50s who was not identified, appears to have died recently, said Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. Andy Pallen. There were no obvious signs of foul play or trauma, he said.
For more than 20 years, Messenger has planted cardboard skeletons pocked with bullet holes, fake knives and other evidence at mock crime scenes, but never did she think the exercise would turn real.
"I think they kind of went into shock and disbelief, but also, you have to say it's completely bizarre," Messenger told South Florida Sun-Sentinel news partner WTVJ Channel 6. "I mean...what are the odds that we would be out here?"
The body was discovered about 9:15 a.m.
"The first thing we thought was that's a real good dummy she set up," the student said. Then they noticed that the man who was clinging to a fence had a hairy stomach that looked a little too real, he said.
Their reaction, according to the student: "We were all freaking out."
Published on June 6, 2006 in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Wayne is survived by his parents, Horace Fuqueway Jr. and Ruth Annette Hudson Bodie, as well as three brothers, Horace Bryan, Carl Fuqueway, and James Paul, and one sister, Karen Ann. He was predeceased by his grandparents, John Ira and Weltha Onita Tennant Hudson, and Horace Fuqueway Sr. and Andrella Sherbert Bodie.
A memorial service was held for Wayne in Garden City Beach, SC, in June 2006. Arrangements were made by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.
Wayne died of natural causes on June 6, 2006, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Albemarle, Stanley County, North Carolina. He also lived in Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Garden City, SC, and Terrant County, Texas, where he was married to and divorced from Sylvia D. Bodie (1986-1990). He eventually relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
His death was written about in the local newspaper after his body was found at a "mock crime scene" by high school forensics students and their teacher. The news of his death even made its way to China and the UK. Here is the story that was published at the time of his death:
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Real Body Found at Fake Crime Scene
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BULLETIN: FORT LAUDERDALE - Police on Tuesday identified the body found on the north side of War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., by a group of high school criminology students as David Wayne Bodie, 45, a homeless man. A preliminary investigation revealed no signs of trauma and police do not suspect foul play, said Detective Kathy Collins, police spokeswoman. An autopsy will be conducted and cause of death will be determined at that time.
***************
Earlier story follows:
FORT LAUDERDALE - Truth proved to be stranger than fiction for a high school criminology class investigating a fake crime scene when the students discovered a real body during a field trip.
A fake crime scene suddenly became a real one Monday when students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School's summer forensics course discovered a man's body at Holiday Park.
The man found near the War Memorial Auditorium appears to have died of natural causes.
Still, the discovery gave 29 students in Sue Messenger's course a first-hand look at how crime scene investigators work.
"It was a good crash course," said one 15-year-old sophomore who signed up for the 13-day class because it sounded like fun. Now, he's not so sure. "I don't really think I could take finding any more dead bodies, especially if it was rotting," he said.
The man, a white male in his mid-50s who was not identified, appears to have died recently, said Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. Andy Pallen. There were no obvious signs of foul play or trauma, he said.
For more than 20 years, Messenger has planted cardboard skeletons pocked with bullet holes, fake knives and other evidence at mock crime scenes, but never did she think the exercise would turn real.
"I think they kind of went into shock and disbelief, but also, you have to say it's completely bizarre," Messenger told South Florida Sun-Sentinel news partner WTVJ Channel 6. "I mean...what are the odds that we would be out here?"
The body was discovered about 9:15 a.m.
"The first thing we thought was that's a real good dummy she set up," the student said. Then they noticed that the man who was clinging to a fence had a hairy stomach that looked a little too real, he said.
Their reaction, according to the student: "We were all freaking out."
Published on June 6, 2006 in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Wayne is survived by his parents, Horace Fuqueway Jr. and Ruth Annette Hudson Bodie, as well as three brothers, Horace Bryan, Carl Fuqueway, and James Paul, and one sister, Karen Ann. He was predeceased by his grandparents, John Ira and Weltha Onita Tennant Hudson, and Horace Fuqueway Sr. and Andrella Sherbert Bodie.
A memorial service was held for Wayne in Garden City Beach, SC, in June 2006. Arrangements were made by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.
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