A Purple Alert was issued for Joseph Cheatham, missing from his Tallahassee home.

He was found dead in his car Dec. 2 in a parking lot.

Here's what a Purple Alert is and how it differs from a Silver Alert.

A Purple Alert issued for a Florida man missing from his Tallahassee home was canceled Tuesday morning.

Joseph Cheatham was last seen Nov. 30 in Tallahassee.

According to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, he was found deceased in his vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart and Bass Pro Shops on Lagniappe Way in Tallahassee.

Purple Alert canceled for missing Tallahassee man

A Florida Purple Alert was issued for Joseph Cheatham, 75, of Tallahassee.

Cheatham was last seen Nov. 30 in the 7100 block of Atascadero Lane in Tallahassee. He was wearing a light blue long-sleeved button-up sh

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