Passerby finds body in woods

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Deputies are investigating a body discovered in the woods in northwest Harris County.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, a passerby discovered the body in an area a couple hundred feet off of Dowdell near Kuykendahl.

The victim is 20-25 years old and was found nude and bloodied. Officials say there aren't any clothes in the area and they have not been able to determine even a tentative ID.

Investigators aren't sure how the victim may have died, but they are currently handling the case as a homicide. It's not yet known if the man's description matches any recent missing person cases.

Stay with ABC13 Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.

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Passerby finds man stabbed to death on driveway

 Police say a passerby found a man lying in a driveway stabbed multiple times.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are looking for the killers who stabbed a man to death in southeast Houston.

Police say patrol officers responded to a stabbing call in the 6800 block of Waltrip about 10:35pm Sunday and found the victim lying on the driveway of his residence. Further investigation determined that the victim, Courtney Bell and two unknown male suspects got into a physical fight and at some point during the fight, Bell was stabbed. The suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction immediately after the incident. Bell, 28, suffered multiple stab wounds and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

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