Body In Burned Van Identified As Marrero Man
Submitted by N.O.V.A.
Times Picayune 02-15-1993


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The body of a man badly burned when his van caught on fire a
week ago in eastern New Orleans has been identified as Darryl
Twilbeck, 31, 4036 Delery Drive, Marrero, the coroner's office
said Sunday.

The cause of death is undetermined. Homicide has not been ruled
out, the coroner's office said.

Police believe arsonists set the fire that engulfed Twilbeck's
van on Almonaster Extension Avenue, 300 feet east of Elaine
Street Feb. 8. Twilbeck's body was found in the front seat.

The coroner's office confirmed his identity with help from
forensic odontologist Ronald Carr of the Louisiana State
University Dental School, who used dental charts supplied by
Twilbeck's family.

The coroner's office X-rayed the body and could find no
bullets. But X-rays would not show if a bullet had passed
through the body, Coroner Frank Minyard said. Nor would they
show if Twilbeck had been stabbed.

The coroner's office said it could not tell if Twilbeck was
dead before the fire.