Updated: 4:10 p.m Wednesday.
Cobb police said that a body found in a wooded area near the Interstate 75-Windy Hill Road interchange early Wednesday was "burned beyond recognition," and that they are investigating the case as a homicide.
Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said the unidentified victim was a white male, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, between the ages of 40 and 50. He weighed approximately 160 lbs. and had an amputated right arm below the elbow. Police also believe he was walking with a limp because of a lift shoe on his left foot.
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Cobb firefighters discovered the body after being called to a brush fire before dawn, Pierce said.
Cobb fire spokeswoman Lt. Denell Boyd said firefighters arrived at the scene of a fire in a wooded area near a Citgo Station at 2651 Windy Hill Road around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday and quickly put out the blaze.
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Pierce said firefighters found the body a few minutes later while searching for other fire hot spots.
Cobb police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call 770-499-3945.
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