Man dies mysteriously in Houston porn video booth

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found locked in a video booth at an adult book store on U.S. 59 in northeast Houston the day after he was seen entering the business.

Brodrick S. White, 35, of Houston, was discovered Tuesday afternoon at the novelty store in the 15500 block of the Eastex Freeway near East Sam Houston Parkway about 2 p.m., police said.

Police said White was pronounced dead at the scene, but his body showed no obvious signs of trauma.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is expected to perform an autopsy to determine White's cause of death.

Police said White was last seen on a video surveillance camera entering the store at about 8:30 p.m. Monday.

The store manager found him inside the locked booth the next day and alerted authorities.

dale.lezon@chron.com