Photo released of Frederick John Hatch, mystery homicide in Erin, Ont.

Police believe Hatch was from somewhere in Eastern Ontario

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Caption: Ontario Provincial Police have released this photo of 65-year-old Frederick John Hatch, who had hitchhiked through eastern Ontario before his body was found Dec. 17 near Erin, Ont. (OPP)

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police have released the photo of a 65-year-old man whose sudden death in Erin, Ont. in mid-December looks like a homicide.
OPP say the man was Frederick John Hatch, who had no fixed address.
Police believe Hatch travelled from eastern Ontario, possibly Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 arriving in the Erin area later that day or in the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2015.

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Caption: The body of Frederick John Hatch was found Dec. 17, 2015 by OPP east of the 10th Line just off Wellington Road 124. (Google Maps)

Police were called to an area east of the 10th Line just off Wellington Road 124, between Forks of the Credit Provincial Park and Erin Heights Golf Club, shortly before 7:00 a.m. on Dec. 17 and found the man's body.
Hatch is described as about five feet six inches tall (167 cm), with a heavier build and a grey moustache that curves downwards and grey shoulder-length hair. He was found wearing a dark hoodie and blue jeans.
The OPP have established a tip line and are asking the public for any information. The toll free line is 1-844-677-5010.