# Wade Steffey found dead - electrocution was cause of death

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**Created:** [March 21, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wade-steffey-found-dead-electrocution-was-cause-of-death/396799 "2007-03-21T00:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wade-steffey-found-dead-electrocution-was-cause-of-death/396799/20 "2007-03-21T19:37:29Z")

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Got my hands on a copy of the Purdue Exponent and found my answer to why he didn’t smell: electricity was running through him the whole time. He was found when a janitor heard a “popping” noise in the room.

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