Koray Alpergin has been named as the man who was found dead in woodlands near Loughton (Picture: Instagram / Essex Police)
This is the first picture of a DJ who was found dead in woodlands after fears he was ‘taken against his will’.
Tributes have been paid to Koray Alpergin, 43, who was found by police on Saturday morning.
Mr Alpergin, was a radio DJ and the owner of London station Bizim FM, according to The Sun.
Cops confirmed a body had been found near Loughton, Essex, on Saturday after reports a man and a woman were missing.
Police have also arrested three men in Kent in connection with the investigation on suspicion of murder and they remain in custody.
Police said Mr Apergin and the woman were known to each other, and added the investigation is a ‘very complex and fast-moving’ one but that a ‘key line of enquiry is they were taken against their will in a vehicle’ on Thursday.
Tributes have been paid to the radio DJ from London (Picture: Instagram)
Mr Alpergin, 43, was named by Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.
The victim’s pal, Altan Akturk, wrote on social media: ‘My dear friends from London on my page; My friend and colleague dear Koray and his girlfriend, who are well known to the public in London, have unfortunately been missing since Thursday.’
Tributes to the popular DJ have flooded in.
Ismail Karakas, from Turkish Press, described Mr Alpergin as ‘London’s beloved Radio DJ’ and said: ‘London Turkish Society mourns! We express our condolences to Tuncay Beykozlu, the bereaved father of Koray, and his loved ones.
‘As Turkish Press Newspaper, we wish God to have mercy on the late DJ Koray who left us at a young age. Our condolences to his family and loved ones.’
T-Vine news wrote: ‘We are devastated by DJ Koray ‘Bizim FM’ Alpergin’s untimely death. He was a brilliant, universally loved man who brought joy to thousands with his radio shows.
‘Our deepest condolences to Koray’s family, friends and entire community.’
Detective Chief Inspector Kate Kieran said: ‘While the investigation remains at an early stage, a key line of enquiry is that the man and woman were taken against their will in a vehicle on Thursday night.
‘I need anyone who was in the Ebony Crescent area on the night of Thursday 13 October and may have witnessed something suspicious, to contact police immediately.
‘This is a very complex and fast-moving investigation.’.
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A post mortem examination and formal identification will take place in due course, Scotland Yard said.
Police are providing specialist support to the family of the deceased and the woman.
Essex Police have said the death is being treated as suspicious and road closures have been put in place, limiting access to the industrial estate.
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Tributes have been paid to the radio DJ who was found dead in woodlands near Loughton.