Police: El Paso body found weeks after burning

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso authorities say a man found bound and burned to death in a vacant downtown building had been dead for at least three weeks before utility workers found him.

Investigators announced their determination Thursday and say they’re trying to identify him through DNA and dental records. Police say one of the five people arrested Wednesday in connection to the crime says the man went by the nickname “Mexican Jerry.”