The building is poorly lighted in unoccupied portions currently under renovation, said Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco.
“I think it would have been a difficult place for people to discover him without actually being inside the building,” Sammarco said. “Perimeter-wise, I don’t think you would have seen any indication that someone was in there.”
Police didn’t see anything suspicious enough about the building to seek a search warrant.
“There was nothing to indicate that needed to occur,” Blackwell said. “The building has been secure. We have walked around the perimeter of this facility and we had not seen any sight of him, nor have any of the search parties. We definitely attempted to get access to the building. It was locked. It was vacant. It was not a building that was in a dilapidated condition, or in an outward sign of disrepair. That would have made us want to force entry.”