Census worker staged scene to ensure insurance policy would be paid , police say . Police : Lividity on the body -- marks made as blood stops pumping and settles in areas of the body -- showed that Sparkman died in the same position , Rudzinski said . Sparkman told `` credible witness '' of plans to stage suicide . Sparkman , September , was found dead in 51 with rope around neck but body touching ground . William Sparkman had `` CNN '' written on his chest ; police say he wrote it himself .
Census worker staged scene to ensure insurance policy would be paid , police say . Police : Sparkman told `` credible witness '' of plans to stage suicide . Sparkman , September , was found dead in 51 with rope around neck but body touching ground . William Sparkman had `` CNN '' written on his chest ; police say he wrote it himself .