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Woman, Son Found Mummified in Home
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J.J.
Nov 22, 2002, 10:30:18 PM11/22/02
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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (Reuters) - The mummified bodies of a German woman
and her son who apparently died three years ago were found in their
Florida home, along with the remains of their dead dog, police say.
A calendar and paperwork found in the home in tiny Lehigh Acres, along
with food in the refrigerator with 1999 expiration dates, led
investigators to believe the two may have died as long ago as March
1999.
The U.S. acquaintances of the pair may have thought they moved back to
Germany while their German relatives may have thought they were
staying in the United States, police said in attempting to explain the
strange case.
Investigators said they could not release the names of the victims,
saying only that they were a 63-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man.
But the man who found the bodies, family friend Heinz Rubin, told a
newspaper they were Liz Fuchs and her son Josef, frequent visitors to
Florida from Aachen, Germany.
"The female was on the dining room floor. The male was on his bed with
the dog next to him," said Maj. Richard Chard, commander of the major
crimes unit of the Lee County Sheriff's Office. "We found paperwork as
late as March 10, 1999, that would indicate that was the last time
they were alive."
Rubin discovered the bodies on Wednesday when he went to check on them
after learning the local government was about to sell their house for
nonpayment of taxes. Lehigh Acres is about 110 miles northwest of
Miami, near the western Florida city of Fort Myers.
Detectives described the bodies as "mummified and skeletonized," a
condition that would have occurred naturally in the cool, dry
air-conditioned home.
and her son who apparently died three years ago were found in their
Florida home, along with the remains of their dead dog, police say.
A calendar and paperwork found in the home in tiny Lehigh Acres, along
with food in the refrigerator with 1999 expiration dates, led
investigators to believe the two may have died as long ago as March
1999.
The U.S. acquaintances of the pair may have thought they moved back to
Germany while their German relatives may have thought they were
staying in the United States, police said in attempting to explain the
strange case.
Investigators said they could not release the names of the victims,
saying only that they were a 63-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man.
But the man who found the bodies, family friend Heinz Rubin, told a
newspaper they were Liz Fuchs and her son Josef, frequent visitors to
Florida from Aachen, Germany.
"The female was on the dining room floor. The male was on his bed with
the dog next to him," said Maj. Richard Chard, commander of the major
crimes unit of the Lee County Sheriff's Office. "We found paperwork as
late as March 10, 1999, that would indicate that was the last time
they were alive."
Rubin discovered the bodies on Wednesday when he went to check on them
after learning the local government was about to sell their house for
nonpayment of taxes. Lehigh Acres is about 110 miles northwest of
Miami, near the western Florida city of Fort Myers.
Detectives described the bodies as "mummified and skeletonized," a
condition that would have occurred naturally in the cool, dry
air-conditioned home.
Rob D
Nov 23, 2002, 6:13:52 PM11/23/02
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Marty
Nov 23, 2002, 9:17:53 PM11/23/02
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"Rob D" <sta...@thescreen.com> wrote in messaage
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http://news.excite.com/odd/article/id/77306|oddlyenough|11-22-2002::09:49|re
uters.html
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> Nov 22, 9:49 am ET
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> LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (Reuters) - The mummified bodies of a German woman
> and her son who apparently died three years ago were found in their
> Florida home, along with the remains of their dead dog, police say. A
> calendar and paperwork found in the home in tiny Lehigh Acres, along
> with food in the refrigerator with 1999 expiration dates, led
> investigators to believe the two may have died as long ago as March
> condition that would have occurred naturally in the cool, dry
> air-conditioned home.
>
I wonder why their electricity wasn't cut off for non-payment.
Rob D
Nov 23, 2002, 9:28:36 PM11/23/02
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"Marty" <mcdv...@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in
news:lFWD9.839$4s6.7...@news.alltel.net:
news:lFWD9.839$4s6.7...@news.alltel.net:
> > Detectives described the bodies as "mummified and skeletonized," a
>> condition that would have occurred naturally in the cool, dry
>> air-conditioned home.
>>
>
> I wonder why their electricity wasn't cut off for non-payment.
>
>
>
>
Perhaps they had automatic payments deducted from their bank account like
so many people do.
The Kentucky Wizard
Nov 23, 2002, 10:01:04 PM11/23/02
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"Rob D" <sta...@thescreen.com> wrote in message
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I knew there was a legitimate reason to not have bills automatically paid
through your bank account.
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The Wiz.....
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