Dead woman kept in bed for six years to save burial expenses

The woman who kept her mother's mummified remains in a bedroom of their home for six years told police she never reported the death because she couldn't afford burial expenses.

[Sam]

Creepy, creepy, creepy.

[Ignignokt]

This reminds me of a story where a man was found mummified in an apartment .
He had died in his chair watching television but wasn't discovered for a year . The television was still on .

[sam]

what a weird world we live in. though it is not a crime to die from old age, the police will charge the also elderly daughter with theft of the money the mother received. apparently the daughter didnt know she was old enough to qualify for her own benefits. just so strange, but actually typical for florida.

[mama]

id like to know why the cats are a problem

nice people

its bad enuff they are homeless and hungry

now you're bothered by having to look at them

[Reel Thing]

Ignignokt wrote:

This reminds me of a story where a man was found mummified in an apartment .
He had died in his chair watching television but wasn't discovered for a year . The television was still on .

Who paid the cable bill for a year?

[Reel Thing]

Do you think that she got her flowers every mothers day?

[Jackie The Jokeman]

Gives a whole new meaning to the word "mummy" don't it?

A-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee! !!

[rukidding]

Ignignokt wrote:

This reminds me of a story where a man was found mummified in an apartment .
He had died in his chair watching television but wasn't discovered for a year . The television was still on .

What kind of TV was it? I want one of those.

[Idiot]

Hold on, let me get this straight, this lady is a daycare teacher? What daycare is that, the Addams Family Daycare? Ewww gross.

[coslty]

don't you think that the smell had gotten to her, a decaying body really really stinks, if you dont remove the innards

[KcK]

sam wrote:

what a weird world we live in. though it is not a crime to die from old age, the police will charge the also elderly daughter with theft of the money the mother received. apparently the daughter didnt know she was old enough to qualify for her own benefits. just so strange, but actually typical for florida.

The daughter is a year away from being eligible for s.s.

....and why shouldn't she be charged with grand theft? S.S. ends the minute you die. That's the problem with this stupid government program and why I don't understand how so many people want it anyway.

Imagine had the Mother paid into a 401K for her working years? Daughter would have the remainder of the money, but nope, s.s. you die and your heirs get nothing.

My Mother died 3 days after her s.s. was deposited to her account for the month and s.s. took the money away.

[Carlisle]

..must have been a comfortable mattress.

[vin dicate]

go to sleep my little pretty

wizard of oz

[Equestrian]

Can't blame sister for moving to Africa - to get away from these bat-sh 1 t crazy relatives.

[Boca]

Nothing like a creepy story to start the day off right. Thanks SS.

[PhantomNine]

I can't imagine me keeping my dead mom on her bed and watching her rot. I wonder if they're going to evaluate the daughter to determine if she's mentally sound.

[who cares]

No thats one sick lady!! Maybe she was using the body as cat food.

[Broke]

And how is YOUR 401K doing these days???

KcK wrote:

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The daughter is a year away from being eligible for s.s.
....and why shouldn't she be charged with grand theft? S.S. ends the minute you die. That's the problem with this stupid government program and why I don't understand how so many people want it anyway.
Imagine had the Mother paid into a 401K for her working years? Daughter would have the remainder of the money, but nope, s.s. you die and your heirs get nothing.
My Mother died 3 days after her s.s. was deposited to her account for the month and s.s. took the money away.

[Jan]

We really need to value child care more in this country and increase the salaries of those that care for the children of working parents. Only then can we attract non-psychotic people to the profession of "day care provider."

[East Side Fort Lauderdale]

Shades of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.