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Updated at 7:36 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2008

No cause of death yet for Hilo man who died in police custody

Advertiser Staff

An autopsy on the Hilo man who died in custody Nov. 29 provided no conclusive results.

Hilo police said an exact cause of death for 47-year-old Barry Joseph Curl could not be determined.

There were no signs of traumatic injuries on his body, police said.

Toxicology tests on Curl are pending.

Curl died in custody at the Hilo cellblock.