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| Man, Dead For Years, Found In Bed |
| 2006-10-04 |
| Austrian Landlord Finds Corpse After Rent Notices Went Unanswered A landlord who unlocked an apartment after his letters announcing a rent increase went unanswered found the body of an elderly tenant Tuesday, and police believe the man may have died three or four years ago, an Austrian newspaper reported. The remains of the 93-year-old man, a former university professor whose name was not released, were found in a bed after the housing management company obtained the keys to his flat and made a visit after he failed to respond to letters requesting more rent, authorities were quoted as saying by the Kurier newspaper. Investigators believe the man may have died as long as four years ago, police Lt. Col. Georg Rabensteiner was quoted as saying. He said police found only old Austrian schilling banknotes in the apartment, the report said. Austria, like many European Union nations, switched to the euro common currency on Jan. 1, 2002. Neighbors described the man as a recluse, the report said, citing police. Rabensteiner said no one noticed earlier that he had died because automatic rent payments had gone out regularly from his bank account, which was constantly replenished with automatic deposits from his pension fund, the report said. Fellow residents of the apartment complex apparently did not find it unusual that junk mail was piling up outside the dead man's door, he added. 3 or 4 years between rent increases? Wow. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #10 If any Elder-Care humor can be gleaned from such an increasingly sad situation...I'd like to suggest watching the charming, Irish Oscar-nominated flick, "Waking Ned Devine". Not pretty; just pretty funny... (at) Dear Heavenly Father, In Jesus' name, please Bless and Protect us All, Amen |
| Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation 2006-10-04 21:36 |
| #9 The average cat will give you 24 hours My kitty Lizzie Borden is my best buddy, she'd give me 36 to 48 hours easily. To allow the goldies to soften things up. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-10-04 18:34 |
| #8 He was always a bit cold. |
| Posted by: Anna N Smith 2006-10-04 17:44 |
| #7 Mike, that explains why our cats keep trying to trip me down the stairs. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-10-04 14:12 |
| #6 Anon5089 - Some years ago some outfit did a study on 'survival predation' in pets - i.e.;, how long would it take after you died for Fluffy or Rover to get hungry enough to start gnawing on you. After studying a bunch of cases where this had happened, they deduced that a dog will go up to seven days before they just can't hold out any longer. The average cat will give you 24 hours. That would explain why my cat would always give me such a disappointed look upon my awakening every morning.... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-10-04 13:15 |
| #5 . . . this is most probably how I'll end, so please remind me not to keep any meat-eating pet at the time. Reminds me of my favorite Nick Lowe song: Marie Provost did not look her best The day the cops bust into her lonely nest in the cheap hotel up on Hollywood west July 29 She'd been lyin' there for two or three weeks The neighbors said they never heard a squeak While hungry eyes that could not speak said he's a little dog, he's just gotta eat . . . |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-10-04 12:28 |
| #4 A metaphore for aging, childless, sterile Europe? Dead, alone in his bed, with no relatives to care about his disappearance. By the way, this is most probably how I'll end, so please remind me not to keep any meat-eating pet at the time. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-10-04 11:53 |
| #3 Dead bodies often generate odor and bug problems. This is really weird. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-10-04 11:36 |
| #2 "Neighbors described the man as a recluse" Yeah, death will do that to ya. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-10-04 10:51 |
| #1 Expect more of this as elderly are convinced to use direct payment into their financial accounts and automatic bill payments. That leaves only bulk junk mail which after it piles up after a couple days, the Post Office just stops delivering. |
| Posted by: Gleaque Shairong2690 2006-10-04 08:54 |