Man Found Stabbed to Death in Apartment

The body of a 70-year-old man who was stabbed at least 10 times in the upper torso was found late Thursday night lying in his smoldering bed, which had been set on fire, police said.

The name of the man, who worked as a mail carrier, was not released pending notification of next of kin. Jon Lee, manager of the apartment building in the 400 block of South Kingsley Drive, found the body when he went to the first-floor apartment about 10 p.m. to see why the smoke alarm had gone off, Detective Dan Andrews said.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry into the apartment, so they believe he might have known his killer. Although some money and jewelry were missing from the apartment, police said, they are not sure if robbery was a motive in the killing.