Don Walters with Walters Paving tells 21 News that he was inspecting drywall at the building at 540 East Market Street on Thursday when he found a human arm bone in a pile of insulation on the first floor.


"We saw the bone then we saw a hole up in the ceiling which made me go to the second floor and discover the body, hidden in a crawl space," said Walters.


Police estimate the body had been there at least one year.


"It was horrible, the stench when I pulled the compartment back, it was hidden under it, was just completely over whelming," said Walters.


Police have not identified the age, gender or cause of death at this time.


Walters tells 21 News, he feels the death couldn't have been from natural causes since the body was packed into a hole in the wall, which he says  was sealed with silicone. However, at this point police are not saying whether they suspect foul play.


"I don't know if is a crawl space, it just appears to be behind a wall so I don't know if someone could actually get behind there or not," said Police Chief Eric Merkel.


The owners of the building, also own Sunrise Inn. They tell 21 News, they purchased the building about a month ago in a bankruptcy sale. They believe the apartment had been occupied until about January or February.


Police plan to use the body's DNA to see if it matches any missing persons reports.


The Chief says, he can't recall anyone missing for more than a year, so he suspects it may be someone from outside the city.