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Dead man found beaten, cut in Fort Worth field identified

A man who was found dead just after 4 p.m. on Sunday has been identified.

Ryan White, 25, was found in the 800 block of Beach Street in a field near a homeless camp, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Fort Worth police officers said there were some signs of trauma to his body. A police report says White had cut marks and looked to have been beaten up.

Homicide detectives were called to the scene, but police say they’re waiting on a determination from the medical examiner on White’s cause of death.

It was listed as pending Tuesday afternoon.

White’s home address was listed as being in Longview, about 155 miles east of where he was found dead.

This story was originally published March 5, 2019 at 3:49 PM with the headline "Dead man found beaten, cut in Fort Worth field identified."

Nichole Manna
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nichole Manna was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2018 to 2023, focusing on criminal justice. Previously, she was a reporter at newspapers in Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska and Kansas. She is on Twitter: @NicholeManna
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