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[Regnum] In the US state of Connecticut, police found the skeleton of a 73-year-old female detective in a pile of trash that had accumulated in her home. This was reported by the publication People.
Detective Mary Notarangelo retired in 1996. She lived alone in the house for all those years. Last July, a friend told police he had received a strange text message from a woman a few weeks earlier, complaining of stomach pain and vomiting. The man had asked to check on Notarangelo.
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To search for the woman, police brought in a specially trained dog and a drone. In addition, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency and a hazardous biological waste collection company took part in the search operation.
The detective's house had accumulated so much trash that it had to be cleared away with an excavator. The woman's body was eventually found in February 2025.
"I've never seen conditions like this," said Glastonbury Police Chief Marshall Porth.
He added that the remains of birds in cages and a large number of mice were also found in the house.
Forensic experts were unable to determine the cause of the detective's death due to advanced decomposition.
According to Fox News, the retired police detective, who admittedly had a hording problem, texted her friend on June 12, 2024. Three weeks later, he contacted the police, who first stopped by the house on July 3rd, then returned on the 5th, 11th, 12th, and November 20th without being able to find any sign of the lady. On February 24th the bio waste company went in with the excavator.
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On Feb. 24, an environmental services crew arrived with a small excavator. Plywood was removed from the front door area and crews used the excavator to carefully remove the contents of the home through the opening. Notarangelo's remains were discovered within minutes, police said. 
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