The man who lived there had reported the woman’s death but bizarrely only months later
Story Summary | [GRUESOME FIND] Man Lived with Skeleton for Months in Upscale Home
- A man in Spring, Texas, called 911 to report a dead woman in his home.
- Deputies arrived at the scene and found the woman’s skeletal remains in a bedroom. They said the body was in an advanced state of decomposition.
- The man, who was not identified, was detained by deputies for questioning. He told them he had been living with the woman for about a year and she died several months ago.
- He said he did not report her death because he was afraid of being blamed for it. He also said he had a mental illness and did not know what to do with the body.
- The woman, who was also not identified, was believed to be in her 50s or 60s. She had no signs of trauma or foul play on her body.
- The cause and manner of her death are still under investigation by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences .
- The man could face charges of abuse of a corpse, a class A misdemeanor.
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