Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:30 PM

Skeleton of French man found in bed after 15 years

Police in France said on Friday they were trying to identify the skeleton of a man believed to have lain undiscovered in bed for more than 15 years.

The body, found in an abandoned house in the northern city of Lille, is thought to be that of the elderly owner of the property, who lived alone and appeared to have no relatives.

Police said they had found piles of unopened mail at the house dating back to 1996.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-france-skeleton-idUSBRE89I0YS20121019

Poor old guy. It makes me thankful that we have social workers for the elderly. Shout out to them, that's for sure.

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Skeleton of French man found in bed after 15 years (Original post)	DonRedwood	Oct 2012	OP
That's really sad. n/t	porphyrian	Oct 2012	#1
they have found people dead more than a year WITH THE TV STILL ON	Liberal_in_LA	Oct 2012	#2
ooooooh...that is just sad :0(	DonRedwood	Oct 2012	#9
Well, O.K. n/t	UTUSN	Oct 2012	#3
Eh. Died in bed, at home.	Robb	Oct 2012	#4
I had the same thought.	Iris	Oct 2012	#11
+1 n/t	NMDemDist2	Oct 2012	#13
Very sad	etherealtruth	Oct 2012	#5
I guess their mail carriers	Politicalboi	Oct 2012	#6
No one in the world has a post office as good as ours. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Oct 2012	#8
Probably hiding, waiting for Mitt the missionary to go away.	TheCowsCameHome	Oct 2012	#7
That (sort of) happened nearby a few years ago	Freddie	Oct 2012	#10
yeah, but 15 yrs?? I can't understand how nobody ever checked	riderinthestorm	Oct 2012	#12

Response to DonRedwood (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:31 PM

porphyrian (18,530 posts)

1. That's really sad. n/t

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:31 PM

Liberal_in_LA (28,645 posts)

2. they have found people dead more than a year WITH THE TV STILL ON

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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:05 PM

DonRedwood (3,400 posts)

9. ooooooh...that is just sad :0(

at least if it happened to me, MSNBC would have some good ratings.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:32 PM

UTUSN (34,860 posts)

3. Well, O.K. n/t

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:32 PM

Robb (38,322 posts)

4. Eh. Died in bed, at home.

We could all do worse. RIP.

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Response to Robb (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:23 PM

Iris (13,878 posts)

11. I had the same thought.

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Response to Robb (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:44 PM

NMDemDist2 (48,852 posts)

13. +1 n/t

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Response to DonRedwood (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:33 PM

etherealtruth (8,353 posts)

5. Very sad

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:33 PM

Politicalboi (9,439 posts)

6. I guess their mail carriers

Don't find it odd that so much mail laid around for so long.

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Response to Politicalboi (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:41 PM

Egalitarian Thug (7,033 posts)

8. No one in the world has a post office as good as ours. n/t

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Response to DonRedwood (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:41 PM

TheCowsCameHome (27,684 posts)

7. Probably hiding, waiting for Mitt the missionary to go away.

Seriously, it is a sad story. RIP, old fella.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:18 PM

Freddie (1,416 posts)

10. That (sort of) happened nearby a few years ago

Guy bought a condo, sight unseen, at a sheriff's sale due to unpaid property taxes. Opened the door to his new condo and found out why the taxes had not been paid.

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Response to Freddie (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:28 PM

riderinthestorm (13,153 posts)

12. yeah, but 15 yrs?? I can't understand how nobody ever checked

Electric meters? Water meters? Property taxes?

Surely something would have tripped the system a decade (or more) ago that bills weren't being paid. Or that the usage of basic services wasn't happening....

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