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Missing Lincoln County man found dead in truck near church, deputies say

Officials said 57-year-old Michael Todd Hinsey, of Denver, was in the truck parked in a grove of trees behind the church and hidden from view on South NC 16 Business Highway. (WSOCTV.com)

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — The body of a missing Lincoln County man was found in a parked truck near Hill’s Chapel Church, deputies said.

Officials said 57-year-old Michael Todd Hinsey, of Denver, was in the truck parked in a grove of trees behind the church and hidden from view on South NC 16 Business Highway.

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Hinsey was reported missing Dec. 28 by his son. Officials said the last time he was seen alive was Dec. 26, when he left home in a truck that belonged to his employer, deputies said.

Detectives said Hinsey’s cause of death will be determined by an autopsy in Winston-Salem.

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