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Student who disappeared in Franklin died of the cold, authorities say

The body of the Duke University student was found May 20 in woods near Interstate 495. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe

Michael J. Doherty, the Franklin man who went missing for six days after leaving a party to walk home, was not the victim of foul play, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office said Friday.

The body of the Duke University student was found May 20 in woods near Interstate 495, an area located near a swamp that the 20-year-old had apparently crossed after leaving a party at a friend’s house on Phyllis Lane early on May 14.

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