From MSNBC this morning:
Man's body found in front of TV year after death
Television was still on, authorities say; body partially mummified
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. - The partially mummified body of a man dead for more than a year has been found in a chair in front of his television, which was still on, authorities said.
Vincenzo Ricardo, 70, apparently died of natural causes, said Dr. Stuart Dawson, Suffolk County’s deputy chief medical examiner.
Police found Ricardo’s body this week when they investigated a report of burst pipes.
The home’s dry air had preserved his features, morgue assistant Jeff Bacchus said.
“You could see his face. He still had hair on his head,” Bacchus said.
Ricardo’s wife died years ago, and he lived alone, Dawson said.
“He hasn’t been heard from in over a year. That’s the part that baffles me,” he said. “Nobody sounded the alarm.”
Neighbors said they had thought Ricardo was in a hospital or nursing home.
“We never thought to check on him,” said neighbor Diane Devon.
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3 comments:
i fucking love these kinds of stories.
rockin!
VINCENZO RICARDO!
can't make that up.
wonder what was on the moment he died.
Lx
Gunsmoke.
I'm totally making that up. But it would be cool.
Now here's my question- who was paying the power bill???
And it's very sad that no one thought to check on him. He must've been kind of an asshole or something.
not really...i imagine no one will check up on me for a while, either. they'll be used to me not really making appearances. let's hope he wasn't an asshole.
and Gunsmoke! Yea!
-Lx
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