The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 6, 1995                TAG: 9501060530
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                       LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

MAN FOUND DEAD

A 36-year-old man was found dead early Thursday near his home, police said.

Joseph Roderick Jordan Jr. of the 500 block of North Ave. appeared to have died of multiple stab wounds. His body was found near railroad tracks at Warwick Boulevard and Center Avenue.

Jordan was discovered about 5:45 a.m. by a Fort Eustis soldier on his way to a bus stop, police said. His body was taken to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy.

The police investigation is continuing.

KEYWORDS: MURDER STABBING by CNB