ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: AUGUST 5, 1996 THE DECEASED WALKED UP TO THE NIGHT MANAGER AT THE "NEW DEAL MOTEL" AND RENTED A ROOM. THE DEC'D APPEARED TO BE "HIGH" ON SOMETHING. HE THEN WALKED INTO THE ROOM AND CLOSED THE DOOR.

     SHORTLY AFTER 6:00 A.M. AUGUST 6, 1996, THE NIGHT MANAGER WAS WALKING HIS GUARD DOG AROUND THE PREMISES WHEN THE DOG WAS ALERTED TO THE ROOM. THE MANAGER CHECKED AND FOUND THE DOOR AJAR (THE DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED WHEN IT IS NOT LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE). HE DISCOVERED THE DEC'D LYING FULLY CLOTHED ON THE BED. THE MANAGER PULLED THE DOOR SHUT. 30-40 MINUTES LATER, THE MANAGER CAME BACK AND FOUND DEC'D LYING IN THE SAME POSITION. HE LEFT AND SUMMONED MIAMI FIRE-RESCUE. UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, HE WAS PRONOUNCED D.O.A..

     THE ROOM KEY WAS FOUND ON THE BED NEXT TO THE DEC'D. THE MANAGER PICKED UP THE KEY AND SECURED THE ROOM ONCE FIRE-RESCUE PRONOUNCED THE DEC'D.


                                                 REFILED JANUARY 21, 1997  (NLJ)