NationStates Jolt Archive

Poor guy was dead for a year before he was discovered. Oh well, at least he had TV.

Mummified body found in front of blaring TV

1 hour, 45 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police called to a Long Island man's house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set.
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The 70-year-old Hampton Bays, New York, resident, identified as Vincenzo Ricardo, appeared to have died of natural causes. Police said Saturday his body was discovered Thursday when they were called to the house over a burst water pipe.

"You could see his face. He still had hair on his head," Newsday quoted morgue assistant Jeff Bacchus as saying. The home's low humidity had preserved the body.

Officials could not explain why the electricity had not been turned off, considering Ricardo had not been heard from since December 2005.

Neighbors said when they had not seen Ricardo, who was diabetic and had been blind for years, they assumed he was in the hospital or a long-term care facility.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070219/od_nm/death_television_dc_3

Haha, oh wow.

Thats like something out of one of those crap crime dramas. Too bad it wasnt a murder, then CSI could pick it up, dramatize it and make it suck.

Old. This happens every few months or so...they discover one I mean.

A few years ago, I read about a guy who had a heart attack and died kneeling in front of a bathtub, with the water still running. Mail had piled up so much that the mailman couldn't put it through the slot eventually and called the cops. Neighbors would often call the cops and he'd yell at them, so they had stopped calling.

Hey, I think it would be cool to have your body discovered as a mummy. :p

I think it would be cooler if you came back to life and started eating peoples brains after they found you.

Hey, I think it would be cool to have your body discovered as a mummy. :p

note to self: move to new york - apparently paying bills is optional