19-year-old man found in Purdue’s Physics Building died from asphyxia

March 13, 2026, 12:18 p.m. ET A 19-year-old man’s body was discovered Wednesday inside the Physics Building on Purdue University’s campus. The man was found at the top of a staircase leading to a door for authorized personnel only. A preliminary autopsy ruled the cause of death as asphyxia. Authorities are using DNA to positively … Read more