Police: Colombian businessman found dead in Savannah hotel
Police: Colombian businessman found dead in Savannah hotel
Posted: February 27, 2015 - 8:57pm | Updated: February 28, 2015 - 10:10am
By Dash Coleman
Police say a prominent Colombian businessman and member of a political family in the South American country has been found dead in a downtown Savannah hotel room.
The death of Andres Felipe Blackburn Cardona, 43, of Bogota is under investigation by violent crimes detectives, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. Cleaning staff of a Broughton Street hotel found Blackburn Cardona just before 2 p.m. Thursday. Police did not name the hotel.
On Friday night, police said they did not suspect foul play. An autopsy has been completed, and police said Blackburn Cardona’s family has been notified, along with the Colombian government.
Blackburn Cardona was the son of one of the founders of new liberalism in Colombia, according to news reports in that country.
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