The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has identified William H. Hector Jr., 34, of Fenton, after finding his body in a wooded area in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton. Hector was found dead on Wednesday, July 16, near the intersection of Fiedler Lane and Bridleton Woods Drive.
A cause of death had not been determined as of this afternoon, July 18, the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office reported.
The Sheriff’s Office was called to the area near Hwy. 141 at about 10:30 a.m. when a person who knew the man found the body. Hector had not been seen since July 13. However, the man had not been reported missing, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Bissell said.
Bissell said Hector’s death is not believed to be suspicious.