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Pete Rose’s old bookie found dead

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Ronald Peters, a man best known as Pete Rose’s former bookie, was found dead in his Franklin, Ohio, apartment last month.

The Warren County Coroner’s Office told the Hamilton Journal-News that Peters, who hasn't been seen since Nov. 8, was found in his bedroom on Nov. 19 during a welfare check by Franklin police, who were called to the apartment building after residents complained of strange odors.

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Police say no signs of foul play were discovered and that an official cause of death is pending until toxicology tests are completed.