FAYETTEVILLE -- A man whose badly burned body was found Jan. 10 at a makeshift homeless encampment has been identified as 52-year-old John Widdoes Jr.
The cause of Widdoes' death remains unknown, said Capt. Gary Crain with the University of Arkansas police.
Widdoes was found near a tent on undeveloped land owned by the University of Arkansas away from the school's main campus. Police have said Widdoes' death possibly resulted from a campfire accident, but that a medical examiner's report remains pending.
Crain said the state Crime Laboratory used DNA from Widdoes' family to to make a positive identification.
Metro on 02/15/2017