Cape Coral man buys foreclosed home, finds body inside

[n2doc]

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"The inside was a mess," Wilson said. "It looked like (someone) was packing to move. There were a lot of boxes, some pictures of children on the fridge."

Authorities told Wilson the most recent piece of mail was from November of 2011 and unpaid taxes went back three years. The corpse was on the floor of the master bedroom next to the bed. Longtime neighbors say an older woman from Miami last lived at the home with her sister, but they hadn't seen or heard from her for several years. She was described as nice, but reclusive.

Some thought she moved, others said she just disappeared. Outside, the grass grew long and the community speculated. Inside, Wilson said all that remained were bones, skin and the smell of remains. In the living room was a bird cage and piles of feces.

"You couldn't tell who it was," Wilson said. "You couldn't tell if it was a male or a female ... it's disappointing and a sad thing that nobody cared enough to check."

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[etherealtruth]

1. tragically sad

[avebury]

2. It boggles the mind to think that, when the house went into

foreclosure, nobody ever thought to walk through the house. Even sadder that no one ever thought to call the police for them to conduct a proper welfare check.

"The identity of the body is still unknown, though some neighbors long suspected the owner had died in the house." And no one thought to call the police a lot sooner?



The PD of the town I grew up in started a program to provide automatic welfare checks on Senior Citizens if they were alerted where they lived. I can't remember, the frequency of the visits but thought it was a great program, particularly for those Senior Citizens how lived by themselves.

[kwassa]

3. The bank doesn't look at the home they are selling?

[shenmue]

4. ...

[In_The_Wind]

5. May the soul of the person who died there and the pet bird rest in peace.