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VIRDEN, Ill. (WAND) – A murder investigation is underway in Virden after authorities found a man’s body in a residence.
Virden police said they responded at 11:54 p.m. Monday for a welfare check at a home in the 700 block of North Dye Street. They found the lifeless body of a 58-year-old man.
The man had trauma to his body that led authorities to believe someone killed him, officers said.
Virden police requested the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation – Zone 6 to start a criminal investigation. ISP is leading the open and ongoing investigation as of Wednesday.