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 .
Census worker staged scene to ensure insurance policy would be paid , police say . Police : William Sparkman told `` credible witness '' of plans to stage suicide . Sparkman , 51 , was found dead in September with rope around neck but body touching ground . Sparkman had `` Fed '' written on his chest ; police say he wrote it himself .