The middle-aged farm worker was found by his fiancée in a large barn. The victim was face down on the manure-covered floor and tethered with a short rope to a dead hog that had been discovered earlier in the day. While the farmer's brother took the other live hogs to market, the victim was attempting to clean the manure pits and remove the dead hog at the same time. He stirred up the manure pits beneath the slat-floored barn with a tractor and stirring pump, utilizing the power take-off outside the building. The agitation of the manure pits released several gases […]