Man known as Pete Rose’s ex-bookie found dead in his home
FRANKLIN, Ohio — A man found dead in his Ohio apartment last month has been identified as a former bookie for baseball hits leader Pete Rose.
The Warren County coroner’s office said Monday that Ronald Peters was found dead Nov. 19 during a welfare check by Franklin police. Coroner’s investigator Doyle Burke says police had responded to residents’ complaints of odors.
The coroner’s office is awaiting toxicology tests before ruling on a cause of death.