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# Homeless man’s body found on New Year’s
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/homeless-mans-body-found-on-new-years/
- Published: 2006-01-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:01:17.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Downtown, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Daily Press staff*

DOWNTOWN — A homeless man’s dead body was found on a bench by passersby on New Year’s Day.

At about 6:50 p.m., Santa Monica Police were called to the 200 block of Wilshire Boulevard, in front of the Banana Republic. Upon investigation, officers confirmed that a homeless man in his 50s had died.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the cause of death is natural.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 3, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/010306.pdf?ref=smdp.com)