A foul smell coming from a room in the Comanche Hotel in Christiansted lead police to the decomposing body of the establishment’s chef on Tuesday.
According to Acting Police Chief Novelle Francis a maid detected a "stench" coming from a room at the hotel at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Francis said that hotel management conducted a cursory search of the room and found a fluid, which appeared to be blood, on the floor.
At that point, hotel management contacted police, Francis said. Police then found the decomposing body of Brad Curl, 41, who was a chef at the Club Comanche.
Francis said Curl was last seen on Saturday, Sept. 4. There was no indication of foul play at the scene but an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday. Francis said an investigation into the incident is continuing.