The physicians said that, because there was no chance of recovery, he could still be considered dead.

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But critics worry that his claims that he can hear the dead could be harmful to those desperate to make contact with relatives who've passed away.

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Hilboldt told The Associated Press it could be Thursday before he would be allowed in to pronounce Dykes dead and take the body to Montgomery for an autopsy at the state forensic laboratory.

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The names of the dead and injured were being withheld until relatives could be notified, he said.

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The family claim paramedics said he could have been dead for up to eight hours before being discovered, despite needing to be checked every hour.

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The only address on his passport was his office, and he was found dead on a Sunday, when the building was closed, so no one could be reached.

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