Woman finds husband’s body in their home eight months after reporting him as missing
“I thought, well, maybe he might’ve taken a walk, because he was maybe stressed out,” she told People. “I mean, it’s not something that he would normally do, but then again, you never know what people would do.”
Agonizing search
FOX59 reports that during the search of the Maedge residence, officers – noted a “sewer-like” odor inside the home but were unable to identify its source. Chief Deputy Coroner Kelly Rogers later described the house as a “hoarder home,” which may have complicated the search.
“‘Hoarder’ is a strong word,” Jennifer told People, adding, “he was more – I would consider, more of a pack rat.”
At the time he went missing, Richard was employed as a maintenance worker for an agency that provided care for individuals with disabilities. According to his wife, her handyman husband “didn’t want to get rid of anything.”Continue reading…