Elderly woman found 8 years after her death...

pjfan31

chadwick wrote:

who cut her grass?

(i haven't read the articale yet)

THere wouldn't be any... like a terrace in the city... Prime location... would go for plenty... close to, if not over a million $$$

Thoughts_Arrive

pjfan31 wrote:

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

And what about something simple like junk mail... brochures etc all building up...

Good point.

WOuld be interesting to see how much groceries have gone up....

chadwick

was her fridge still running all full of what was once food?
what about an alarm clock that may have been going off for 13 years. i mean 8 years
what about water dripping out of the faucet into the sink for all those years

flies/maggots? where did they go

iluvcats

the police need to look in her attic (like stalker Gary Busey lived in an attack "Hider in the house") or her basement to see if a homeless person was living there.

ShimmyMommy

So heartbreaking. How did no one, not even a neighbour come and check on her? Event to just say, "Hello"?

What a lonely life...and death... I hope she did not suffer long when she was dying... :(

iluvcats

here is the deceased actress with the same name, natalie wood
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000081/
I agree with Shimmymommy :(

ShimmyMommy

iluvcats wrote:

here is the deceased actress with the same name, natalie wood
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000081/
I agree with Shimmymommy :(

That's who I thought it was too, then I remember she had passed a while ago. :(

whispering hands

chadwick wrote:

iluvcats wrote:

what about the dead body odor? a woman died in a local apartment building here and was found after 3 days.
it took a year to get the odor out of the hallway on the floor where she lived. her apt was cleaned as soon as they found her but for some reason, it stayed in the hall, even after the carpet was steam cleaned.

that is sad, but it sounds fishy.

body odor from dead or living lingers for ages
yes it soaks itself into walls, ceilings, and floors
even concrete is penetrated by odor

after this woman death she probably only gave off any serious funk for a few months at best
once flesh is decomposed the passing gives off zero odor, yes/no?
(of course i am only speculating all of this beings i am no forensic scientist)

You're correct in the sense that the decomposition only gives off an odor for so long, once the gasses have been completely released and the body tissues are no longer viscuous, the smell lessens, and begins to take on this musty/mold smell, and that only lasts til the soft tissue decomposes. But even then it is considerably lesser than the initial de-comp smell. what I don't get about this is.. isn't it super hot in Sydney in the summers?? And unless this lady died with the Air Conditioning on for months on end, heat increases de-comp, and thus the smell. surely SOMEONE would have noticed..?

chadwick

iluvcats wrote:

the police need to look in her attic (like stalker Gary Busey lived in an attack "Hider in the house") or her basement to see if a homeless person was living there.

good call
good flick too

iamica

That is just so weird...wouldn't somebody have noticed that her bills weren't getting paid? A landlord, a government representative, anyone? It boggles my mind that a house could just sit empty for 8 years and no one would go near it.

dcfaithful

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

A reflection of society.
Noone gives a damn about anyone anymore, each person to himself.

THis is what is the saddest aspect of it, in my eyes.

chadwick

have bills paid every months
does it say she had electricity or not?
the phone work?
running water?

chadwick

that one old boy died in his chair
he paid many bills like rent or whatever ahead of time
when he was found they discovered his mail near him from many years earlier

chadwick

layne staley was not found for a few weeks, right?
people get into bad situations with family and friends

iluvcats

even if her house (mortgage) was paid off, what about property taxes? I guess in the U.S., a reclusive person in the U.S. could be dead in their house til tax time?

PilateOfTheStorm

chadwick wrote:

layne staley was not found for a few weeks, right?
people get into bad situations with family and friends

i think it was like 2 weeks or something
his mum noticed and she hadn't been in touch with him for 2 weeks
and then they found him

that, to me, is equally heartbreaking

all of this is - the sadness that no one even checked on her. i understand people are busy with their own lives and stuff but what about friends? people must have tried to call her, check the house, something.

i find it hard to believe that someone can go unnoticed for that long - even if they don't speak to their family.
it's horrible.

dcfaithful

iluvcats wrote:

even if her house (mortgage) was paid off, what about property taxes? I guess in the U.S., a reclusive person in the U.S. could be dead in their house til tax time?

In Utah it might be until the missionaries come a knockin'...

chadwick

iluvcats wrote:

even if her house (mortgage) was paid off, what about property taxes? I guess in the U.S., a reclusive person in the U.S. could be dead in their house til tax time?

if they had a lot of money couldnt bill collectors just do automatic withdrawl or whatever its called

then propery taxes increase... a signature is needed to cover new paperwork trail

weird situation

did she get social security retirement or whatever it is over there?

i feel like sherlock homes or dr. watson

ShimmyMommy

Thoughts_Arrives, I agree that it is very disappointing that much of society has become "each man for himself".

Yet, I have to ask: Why the lady did not venture out prior to connect with people also? I wonder if she was mentally ill, which caused her to "fall out" with the ones she loved. Probably would explain her passing away all alone. So sad indeed to fall between the cracks of society to never be seen or noticed, even when you die. :(

Stuff like this also make me think of her thoughts in the final moments...
Did she reflect on her regrets...loves...success...failures...family...friends...?
Was she even lucid enough to know what was happening in her final moments?

It is so terribly sad to hear that she was alone, and there is no one that can celebrate her.

R.I.P. Natalie Wood of Sydney, Australia

Thoughts_Arrive

She had dementia and never married or had children...

http://www.news.com.au/national/the-lon ... 6089402036