Posted at: 09/12/2012 4:25 PM
Updated at: 09/12/2012 4:28 PM

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Body Found in Albert Lea Identified

(ABC 6 News) -- The case of a unidentified body that turned up in Albert Lea has been closed.

52-year-old Randall Ballstadt of Owatonna was positively identified through dental records. His body was found on September 1st in a wooded area south of the railroad tracks near Will-O-Bruce Drive.

Although severely decomposed, the autopsy did not reveal any suspicious injuries and no foul play is suspected.

The body was identified by the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiners Office in Hastings.