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Man freezes to death in home near Cody after snowstorm

CODY (AP) — Authorities say a man found dead in his home near Cody last month froze to death after a snowstorm.

The Cody Enterprise reports that the body of 69-year-old Larry Joe Sperry was found by two neighbors on Dec. 17, when the temperature was -9 degrees. They went to check on Sperry when they didn’t see any smoke coming from his chimney.

The Park County Sheriff Office says neighbors had bro...