Ex-Arkansan surgeon found shot to death was under embezzlement investigation

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Search warrants and court documents show a North Carolina plastic surgeon was under an embezzlement investigation when he was found shot to death in his home.

Authorities say Frank Buddy McCutcheon's wife found the 64-year-old doctor dead on the couch in his Arden, N.C., home July 16 with a gunshot wound to the head. The back door near his body was open.

McCutcheon was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who worked in Arkansas until 1999, when he moved to North Carolina.

The Citizen-Times of Asheville reported that court records show the North Carolina Department of Revenue asked for payroll records and income-tax returns from the couple five days before McCutcheon's death.

The warrants cite a murder investigation, but no charges have been filed.

The warrants say a gun thought to be owned by the couple was found in ivy between McCutcheon's home and his neighbor's house.

An Arkansas service for McCutcheon will be held in Fayetteville at an unknown date and time, according to Groce Funeral Home.

Metro on 07/27/2016

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