dead guy in front of blaring tv for over a year
Unbelieveable! For all those who don't have/want children, this could be how you end. No one cares and no one knows.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/17/death.television.reut/index.html
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. (Watch for views inside the house and why no one ever bothered to check on him )
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://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/17/death.television.reut/index.html
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. (Watch for views inside the house and why no one ever bothered to check on him )
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.
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Damn! Hope it wasn't the Oxygen Channel... 0 -
I guess he was waiting for something good to come on TV.[:0] 0 -
Die Hard Oprah fan. Don 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcon12
Die Hard Oprah fan. Don
lol!0 -
Some one must have paid the power bill. Nice of the kids to help him out that way.[:0] 0 -
a real couch potato 0 -
Thats what I call bored to death...Shame he had nobody check on him....one of the better ways to die I guess.. 0 -
Damn if I had just put in an offer on the house 0 -
I wonder if he was one of those "Nielsen Family's", that might explain a lot of the crappy programming as of late. 0 -
If he was blind, why was he in front of the tv[?] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by SW 357Mag
If he was blind, why was he in front of the tv[?]
You beat me to it!!![:D]
I bet someone was getting a check for that guy and didn't want to report him dead.0 -
Officials could not explain why the electricity had not been turned off, considering Ricardo had not been heard from since December 2005.
Direct deposit of his disability check and set up to automatically pay all his bills. I wonder if he voted.0 -
They probably figured he was watching the "Good Times" marathon on TV Land. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
They probably figured he was watching the "Good Times" marathon on TV Land.
[:D][:D][:D]Yep thats it.[:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by SW 357Mag
If he was blind, why was he in front of the tv[?]
My thought exactly![:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by LaidbackDan
I wonder if he was one of those "Nielsen Family's", that might explain a lot of the crappy programming as of late.
Don, that was one of your best quips so far this year [:D].0 -
We had a similar situation where I work. Guy didn't report for work for
a couple of days. So, a couple of guys from the watch section went to
his house and found him dead in fron to the television. He had no family
or close friends in the area. Heard they found a relative in another
state to clear up his personal effects, etc. Sad. Nothing in the world
except himself.0 -
I don't know what' more unbelievable: 1) that he went for a year without being missed 2) that his TV was on for 1 year without failing! That's impressive in my book! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by plains scout
Some one must have paid the power bill. Nice of the kids to help him out that way.[:0]
)Probably had one of those bill payment sevices they take it directly out of your account. With direct deposit of SS and pension checks and auto payment it could happen easily0 -
Well at least he was better prepared than me to watch some of the crap they show on televison these days. Man, most of it is just plan stupid. 0 -
Never happen to me my wife would just get up and turn the tv off and go to bed.........sad but true[:o)][}:)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by chollagardens
Officials could not explain why the electricity had not been turned off, considering Ricardo had not been heard from since December 2005.
Direct deposit of his disability check and set up to automatically pay all his bills. I wonder if he voted.
This is what I was thinking.0
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