Missing persons case leads police to decomposed body in SE Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police detectives investigating a missing persons case Tuesday, discovered a decomposed body and now two people are being questioned.

According to HPD, officers executed a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of Edgebrook Drive in southeast Houston just before noon and found a body in a bedroom.

Police would only say the man, whose disappearance they were investigating, was reported missing more than 30 days ago, but residents tell ABC13 they have not seen their neighbor, described as having limited vision and hearing, in weeks.

"At this point, we need two things," Lt. Larry Crowson said. "The medical examiner will confirm this is the person we are looking for and number two, the cause of death."

Two people, who police believe had been living with the body inside the house, were taken to HPD headquarters for questioning.

Police are not releasing the name of the man whose disappearance they were investigating. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.

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