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Body Found Could be Missing FBI Agent

Burbank Police are reporting the body found behind a Burbank church could be missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens.

A body found behind a Burbank Church could be missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens, Burbank Police told NBC4 Tuesday. 

Two hikers discovered a body behind a Burbank church Monday night, according to the report. Ivens' family was notified and are waiting for the identity from the coroner's office. 

Ivens was last seen by his family on the evening of May 10, and was reported missing from his Burbank home on May 11, just after 7 a.m.

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The 35-year-old a special agent with the FBI's Los Angeles division was described by officials as despondent and suicidal. 

Search and rescue teams combed the Verdugo Mountains above Montrose-La Crescenta, Glendale and Burbank and ended the search by May 24. 

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