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<p>SUGARLOAF TWP. &#8212; State police are calling the June 2018 disappearance of William L. Morse III a criminal homicide investigation despite the Luzerne County Coroner&#8217;s Office not responding to officially pronounce a death.</p><p>Investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at Morse&#8217;s property at 170 Hollow Rd. in Sugarloaf Township and other areas in southern Luzerne County. Search warrants were sealed, state police said.</p><p>After an extensive search that concentrated at a barn on the property, investigators announced late Wednesday afternoon that the missing persons investigation turned into a criminal homicide investigation.</p><p>Coroner Daniel Hughes said Thursday morning neither he or any deputy coroner were called to the Hollow Road property to pronounce death.</p><p>State police have not released information if a body had been found on the property or elsewhere nor have they explained why the case is a criminal homicide investigation.</p><p>Morse, 60, was last seen at his home on June 11, 2018, and was reported missing nine days later.</p><p>Sugarloaf Township police investigated Morse as a missing persons case. State police took over the investigation in October 2018.</p><p>Earlier this week, state police said pictures of Morse have been used on a dating website by a profile name &#8220;stubby.&#8221; The known profile of &#8220;stubby&#8221; was active from May 2019 through August 2019.</p><p>Pictures of Morse used on the dating website came from a Facebook account &#8216;Bill Morse Missing.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Coroner: No pronouncement of death in Morse criminal homicide investigation