Hamburg Police Identify Body Found in Van TuesdayHamburg Police Identify Body Found in Van Tuesday

8/14/14 - Hamburg Township Police have identified the man whose body was found Tuesday morning inside a van parked on rural property along Ore Lake. Police Chief Richard Duffany says the man was 56-year-old Timothy Mark Gilders, whose last address was South Lyon. However, he says family and friends report that Gilders was known to be living in the van. Whether or not he had permission to be on the property near Hamburg and Cowell Roads is still under investigation. Duffany tells WHMI that they are also pretty sure that the death was not a suicide and that their initial observations are that he died of asphyxiation. Hamburg Police are being assisted in their investigation by the Livingston County Major Crimes Task Force. Gilders was last reported to be alive on Sunday by a friend. That same friend found the body yesterday. (JK)