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2 Men Face Charges After Body Found in Pennypack Park

Police say the victim died from blunt force trauma to the head and his death was ruled a homicide.

Two men were arrested after a badly decomposed body was found in Pennypack Park.

Eric Klotz, 38, of Philadelphia, is charged with murder, possession of an instrument of a crime, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence, and obstruction of justice. Harley Mason, 24, is charged with tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice and abuse of corpse.

Wednesday evening, police responded to Blakiston Street and Frankford Avenue for a report of a possible body at Pennypack Park.

After searching with a K-9, police found the decomposed body of an unidentified man at the park off of Welsh Road and Roland Avenue around 9:10 p.m.

Police say the man died from blunt force trauma to the head and his death was ruled a homicide. They have not yet released his identity.

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