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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of “Curious George” to bring the mischievous monkey to television and a series of book sequels, was found dead outside his home, and police were treating the death as a possible homicide.

The bloodied body of Shalleck, 76, was found Tuesday covered in garbage bags in the driveway of his mobile home. Police said it was there for at least a day before a maintenance man discovered it.

“I went to drag it this morning and said, ‘This is a body, this isn’t garbage,”’ maintenance supervisor Burt Venturelli said. “I could see blood all over the place.”