Body Found

[ls317]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/17/death.television.reut/index.html?eref=rss_topstories



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.

The 70-year-old Hampton Bays, New York, resident, identified as Vincenzo Ricardo, appeared to have died of natural causes. Police said on Saturday his body was discovered on Thursday when they went to the house to investigate a report of 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.

[whistle]

1. Sad story

[lonestarnot]

18. Yes very sad to be that alone in a sea of people. No one cared.

[jus_the_facts]

2. Note to Officials: Many people have automatic transfer straight outta their bank account...

....to pay their monthly utilities...this would be a great example of why that might not be such a good idea. :think:

[The Straight Story]

3. Hmmmm how do they know he was 70

maybe he was 69 when he died....

Just saying :shrug:

[A Simple Game]

8. What a morbid sense of humor, I like that in a person. n/t

[babylonsister]

4. Very bizarre that electricity is the only bill he had to worry about, too.

How about taxes, and didn't the mailman realize something was amiss?
He lived alone, was blind, had no friends at all?
This makes me sad and suspicious.

[Miss Chybil]

6. I started to wonder who was cashing the SS checks, but he probably

had direct deposit on that, too. Poor thing, not a friend to miss him.

[The Straight Story]

7. Sounds like bush when he is older

No one would miss his sorry ass for a long time, no friends at all, and the mailman would probably just start making paper airplanes out of his mail and skip merrily along.

[susanna]

11. Well, I live in an urban area and I don't have a mailbox.

My mail comes through a slot in my front door. Depending on the size of your foyer, you might never notice if you're the mail guy; it just keeps hitting the floor.

on edit: clarity

[babylonsister]

17. He lived on LI in Hampton Bays, NY, in a house. You'd think the realtors might

have found the poor guy. This is way out in the suburbs, and that might have been a reason. Winters are usually pretty desolate.

[susanna]

19. True, then.

I thought he might have the mail slot doors. Those things are pretty anonymous.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Had to be watching Fox News.

That's the only station that could properly mummify a dead body.

[The Straight Story]

9. If it had been me, I would have been watching porn

Then they could properly call me a stiff :)

[Bucky]

20. The body was discovered in a semi-erect position

Now I know why your handle is "The Straight Story"

[The Straight Story]

21. lol

seriously though, tis from a movie ;)

[krispos42]

22. Clerks? n/t

[sammythecat]

10. What a tragedy. Too sad for words. n/t

[ls317]

12. Here is my question?

At some point the smell becomes an issue ! if you have smelled a rotting dead body you dont forget that smell..

[karlrschneider]

14. It said something about low humidity. On an island. Riiiiight...

:eyes:

[karlrschneider]

13. Well, he was obviously doing something he liked (watching TV) when he croaked...

I mean, it isn't like he fell into a wood chipper

[ls317]

15. Well

Recently there was a man that was found dead at rest stop.. along the interstate in his car( he was dead for a month) It was discovered that he had a heart attack.

[karlrschneider]

16. Sounds reasonable. We all die of -something-

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