HOBOKEN – The Hoboken Police Department discovered the dead body of a 50-year-old man in his apartment on the 500 block of First Street this weekend, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
A witness said the body was removed on Saturday.
The deceased man was identified by authorities as Edward Kearns.
Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said there was some “decomposition” of the body, indicating that it had been there for a long period of time. DeFazio said Hoboken police gained entrance to the apartment using a key provided by the management company of the building, but did not say who called police.
DeFazio added that no signs of foul play were discovered, and there was no evidence of any trauma. He also said that nothing of value was taken from the apartment.
Autopsy information was not available on Monday afternoon.
An internet search indicates that the man’s wife died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Both lived in Hoboken at the time. — Ray Smith