The heartbroken family of Nathan Millard has released his autopsy findings after his body was found wrapped up in a carpet.
The dad-of-five, from Georgia, US, died during a business trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after he was reported missing on February 23.
His body was discovered by a member of the public on March 6, at around 3:34 a.m in the 2900 block of Scenic Highway after a "stench" led him to a garage where his body had been dumped.
Police believe, following an autopsy, Nathan died of an accidental overdose after he showed “no internal or external trauma” to the body.
A man, identified only as Kieren, said the smell made him "feel sick" after he discovered his body three miles away north of Baton Rouge.
He told UWK: "'It smelled like something was bad or something was rotting. At first, I thought it was a dead animal, but I didn’t see anything.
"'At first I thought it was someone throwing out food, and then I saw the feet. That’s when I got really scared and my stomach was just turning in knots."
The Baton Rouge Police Department does not believe "foul play" is suspected.
Cops said: "There doesn’t appear to be any foul play at this point. I know that he was placed there obviously by another individual, we would like to know who and why.
"But just from the autopsy results that were given by the Coroner’s Office, at this time it doesn’t appear to be any signs of foul play."
East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark confirmed there are still autopsy results to come back including a toxicology test.
Meanwhile, the cause and death of Nathan is still pending until the report is completed, Mr Clark added.
Police are investigating how his body was left dumped behind a garage inside a carpet.
Officers said: “It does appear that he was left there, that that’s most likely not where he died.
"I don’t want to go into details on our investigative efforts, but efforts are underway to locate and to talk to whoever may have put him there."
Investigators believe he was with others when he potentially overdosed before his body was moved to a different location.
The Baton Rouge Police Department added: “And look, we’ll ask whoever put him there. If something happened and there was a moment of panic, come forward.
"We just want to know what happened to him. Our goal is to find out what happened to him.”
Nathan was missing for two weeks after he went to a basketball game and then a bar for some drinks.
He was last spotted in chilling CCTV leaving Happy’s Irish Pub on February 22 with a male.
According to police, he didn't seem to be in distress and was there "under his own power and it didn't appear there was anything illegal taking place."
He leaves behind two sons and a 7-year-old daughter. He was also a stepfather to two teenagers.
The investigation remains ongoing.
