Found Deceased AL - Chih-Kai Lai, 21, Auburn University student from Taiwan, 17 Aug 2019

[Pseudonymph]

What a strange outcome.

 

[LadyL]

RIP

 

[BethAnn777]

Poor kid. I can’t imagine what happened here? Very confusing. Mental break?

 

[Hazelnutty]

Poor Guy. I'm so sorry. Rest in peace.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Sure seems he was laying low, possibly hiding from someone. Just terrible, did ME run a tox screen I wonder. Godspeed Chih-Kai, prayers for his family, they must be devistated. Just a shame for the loss of this young man, just starting out in life.MOO

 

[dotr]

Auburn University grad student missing since August found dead in shed; no foul play suspected
"Lai, a graduate student studying computer science, arrived in the U.S. from Taiwan on July 24, 2019. He last communicated with a family member on Saturday, Aug. 17. He was reported missing two days later by a member of the Auburn Taiwanese Student Association after he failed to report to a scheduled class on campus. Police said detectives discovered video surveillance of Lai at a restaurant in the 300 block of West Magnolia Avenue in Auburn the day before he was reported missing.

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said Lai was positively identified through fingerprints. Though Lai was last seen on Aug. 18, authorities said, an autopsy showed he had only been dead for a matter of days. Foul play is not suspected.

Auburn University released this statement Friday: “We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Chih-Kai Lai. He will always be a member of the Auburn Family, and we mourn his loss.”

 

[dotr]

To think that Chih-Kai was still alive while we have been posting on his missing person thread, is unnerving.
But it does go to show, that even months after someone has disappeared, there could and should be hope that the person may still be alive.
Sadly in this case, Chih-Kai apparently hid in plain sight before he was finally located, too bad that it was too late to save him.
imo, speculation.

 

[moonriverfarm]

Did the person who owned the property know he was living in the shed?

 

[Underneath the Sky]

A little weird...

New York and South Carolina men facing robbery charges in Auburn
"Auburn police responded to the 500 block of Southview Drive in reference to a robbery at about 12:35 p.m. Wednesday."

Body ID'd as missing Taiwanese student
"The 22-year-old from Taiwan was found Sunday in the 500 block of Southview Drive..."

 

[Underneath the Sky]

Still no cause in death of AU student

"The postmortem results for 22-year-old Chih Kai Lai, of Taiwan, indicate that there was no anatomic cause of death and toxicology was non-contributory, the Lee County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday night." The case remains open...