Fire erupted. Firefighters rushed to put out the flames, then they made a gruesome discovery, the body of 64yearold robert lynch, burned beyond recognition and in advanced stage of decomposition. It was unclear, initially, what caused his death. Ultimately, after an examination, they determined he was staped 77 times total. Reporter he was stabbed last week, then returned last week to set him on fire. I dont think no one should go through that. Reporter the apartment is boarded up. The front door is propped up and you can hear the constant humming of powerful fans circulating the air. A disturbing reminder to residents of the horrific crime down the hall. The smoke in the air. You can smell the body. I walk by from time to time now that we are allowed to walk that way. I want to move. Reporter police will only say they have a person of interest. They wont elaborate further than that. They are encouraging anyone with information to come forward. Jeanette reyes, channel 6 action news. Th
Days later, someone came back to set his corpse on fire. Jeanette is live with more. They didnt know what they were dealing with, did that . Reporter thats right. Firefighters originally responded to a small Apartment Fire where they found the body of robert lynch. The fire came days after he was brutally murdered. It came with a smell that traveled through the vents and narrow hallways of this apartment complex on the 500 block of east church lane in germantown. What did you think it was . Bad food. Reporter james thought nothing of it. A few days later, on sunday around 9 00 in the morning, a fire erupted. Firefighters rushed to put out the flames, then they made a gruesome discovery, the body of 64yearold robert lynch, burned beyond recognition and in advanced stage of decomposition. It was unclear, initially, what caused his death. Ultimately, after an examination, they determined he was staped 77 times total. Reporter he was stabbed last week, then returned last week to set him on