Police can't confirm if body is Patrick Dennehy

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[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

WACO, Texas (AP)

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Posted on Sat, Jul. 26, 2003
Body is found in Baylor player search
Associated Press

WACO, Texas - A body was found southeast of Waco on Saturday in an area where police earlier searched for missing Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy, but authorities could not immediately say if it was him.

"We can confirm that there has been a body found, but we have no further information about that at this time," sheriff's Capt. Paul Wash said. "It was in the same general vicinity that other searches have been conducted this week."

Dennehy, a 6-10, 230-pound center, was last seen on campus June 12. His family reported him missing June 19 and his Chevy Tahoe was found in a Virginia Beach, Va., parking lot June 25 without its license plates.

Carlton Dotson, who played basketball for Baylor last season and had been living with Dennehy for a few months, was charged with Dennehy's murder last week in his home state of Maryland. He remains jailed without bond awaiting extradition to Texas.

After calling 911 and saying he needed help because he was hearing voices, Dotson talked to FBI agents in Maryland on Monday and said he shot Dennehy after the player tried to shoot him, according to the arrest warrant. But after his arrest, Dotson told The Associated Press that "he didn't confess to anything."

Dotson, 21, gave police three locations in Waco where Dennehy's body might be found, Dennehy's family said.

Dennehy's stepfather and mother, Brian and Valorie Barbazon, and his girlfriend, Jessica De La Rosa, left Waco Friday after spending a four days there cleaning out Dennehy's apartment and meeting with police and Baylor officials.

The three were together Saturday at De La Rosa's home in Albuquerque, N.M., when they heard that a body had been found, De La Rosa said by telephone. She said authorities had not told them whether it was Dennehy's.

"I really, really hope it's not Patrick," De La Rosa said. "I know it's a possibility, given the location, but I still hope he's alive."

[A_perfect_lady]

For Pete's sake, how many missing 6'10" men could it be?

[breakem]

Ditto. Dennehy, a 6-10, 230-pound center

[Libloather]

Police can't confirm if body is Patrick Dennehy

A tape measure would help - no?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I would imagine that he would have a super long thigh bone.

[LinuxRocks]

No surprise that police can't find something right under their noses. In the area where I live, the South Louisiana serial killer ran around here for about 10 years. He was a fairly "ordinary" guy from outward appearances who led a double life. And it took the cops a long time to find him.

[ValerieUSA]

It's him. The Waco TV stations are reporting that the body has been identified as Dennehy.

[Sacajaweau]

You're quite right...measure him and go with the odds. Not everything requires a "rocket scientist".

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Thanks, I just checked Fox23, they haven't confirmed yet, but it's the weekend and the webmaster might be slow.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

KWTX and Fox News are saying that they did find the body in a rural area outside of Waco.

I saw a sign for Radle Road on the video.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The authorities know if it's him or not, they just can't or won't say for some reason. There can't be a whole lot of 6'10" people out there.

[Simcha7]

Shalom!

I knew that: Carlton Dotson did this horrible thing the minute that I looked in his face on FOX News.

Dotson looks Creepy, and his EYES told the whole story.

Prayers for Patrick Dennehy's Mother, Step-Dad and Family.

Patrick had everything to live for.

The question is...Why did he get mixed up with Dotson?

BAD company corrupts Good morals...in other words, You are known by Your companions...those with whom You share/eat Your BREAD.

[ValerieUSA]

KWTX on air is confirming it is Dennehy.

[mewzilla]

Sad news.

[ValerieUSA]

Dennehy's girlfriend said Dotson needed help and Patrick was being a friend to him while his marriage was breaking up, by giving him a place to stay and rides when he needed them.
I think Dotson is a genuine looneytune. I also think the Baylor coaches had figured that out quite awhile ago. The coaches are way too squirmy.

[ValerieUSA]

I heard Dennehy's stepfather say Patrick was a Chrisitan who had deepened his commitment to his faith and transferred to Baylor to be in a Christian University environment.
Unfortunately, I suspect he landed in a corrupt athletic department environment. Baylor is not a hotbed of virrtue...
This is really a shame - he and his family deserve sympathy.

[freedumb2003]

I got a little confused -- maybe they did too and are using this as the reference:

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

A child found the body and a shoe next to the body that had the Baylor colors.

If it's a 6-10 black man, it's more than likely Dennehy.

I hope the child that found the body will get a lot of psychiatric care.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

The body was found last night and was very decomposed. They found some parts last night, and we searching for more parts today.

Dallas County Coroner's office received the body a 1/2 hour ago from the site.