TOWN OF PORTLAND, NY - Police have identified the second of two bodies found over the weekend in the Southern Tier.
State Police have announced they are now investigating the death of Brian Heyden, 47, who according to Police was homeless and traveled from the Brocton area to Fredonia daily.
This particular incident is reportedly unrelated to the other body found that same day.
Following a report of an unidentified body by the highway, Hayden's body was discovered Saturday afternoon by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) out of SP Fredonia, in a wooded area off State Highway 20 in the town of Portland.
An autopsy has been arranged to determine the cause of death.
Police are asking anyone with information, or anyone who may have had contact with Heyden, to call the State Police at 716-665-3114 or e-mail crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.
