Wouldn't a suicide be fairly obvious (knocked over chair, etc)? This is not like that case in Georgia where the person was hanging at the playground (which easily could have been a suicide). None the less, I was wrong to jump to conclusions so rapidly.
Not necessarily. The man had been missing for over two weeks. Evidence decays over time. He also had a criminal record, including a murder or manslaughter conviction, so he may have had some natural enemies. Who knows? At this point, it's too early to jump to conclusions.