Associated Press - November 5, 2009 6:55 PM ET

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Murfreesboro police say a man's body found in a burning apartment trash bin near the Middle Tennessee State University campus was not a homicide victim.

Officers said Thursday that an autopsy has ruled out homicide as a cause of death. According to WSMV-TV in Nashville, police have not released the name of the victim.

Once the fire was extinguished Wednesday morning, firefighters discovered the body. It had no identification and was burned beyond recognition.

Information from: WSMV-TV, http://www.wsmv.com/

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