Millionaire Ronald Vinci's body found wrapped in duct tape inside upscale Ft. Lauderdale Home

(CBS/WFOR) FT. LAUDERDALE - The body of a 70-year-old millionaire, Ronald Vinci, was found wrapped in duct tape in a mansion on Tuesday.

Police received a call from a person who said they found the man's body Tuesday. Fort Lauderdale police have now launched an investigation into the bizarre discovery in a normally quiet upscale neighborhood, reports CBS station WFOR.

Crime scene investigators were seen carrying boxes and bags of potential evidence from the 7,000 square foot home. Detectives say they're still trying to figure out what happened in the home.

"At this time we don't really know what transpired," Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Kathy Collins said, reports the station. "It is a suspicious death."

According to area residents, the mansion sat vacant for years.

However, two weeks ago it sold for $2.9 million. Vinci paid for it in cash, according to the realtor. Vinci made a fortune in Honda car dealerships and real estate in Southern California, the station reports.

Vinci's long-time lawyer Michael Vivoli said Vinci was a self-made man who moved to San Diego in the late 1960s with $1,500. From that, he owned one of the first Honda dealerships in California. Vivoli said Vinci was well-respected.

"He was a man of his word," Vivoli said, according to the station. "He was a man of integrity. He was a guy that if he told you he was going to do something, he would do it."

Vinci leaves behind a son, Kerry, and a grandson.

"I know that Kerry's really upset that his son's not gonna get to enjoy his grandfather," Vivoli said.