Woman finds husband’s body in their home eight months after reporting him as missing

Odor lingers

Weeks later, Jennifer called authorities again to report that the odor was still there. When Troy police conducted a second search, they recognized the same smell but, once again, found nothing.

“I have four dogs and a cat roaming around, so you get many different smells. And then also, my sinuses were bothering me at the time, too. So, you’re trying to figure things out and you’re getting confused at where it’s [coming from],” she told People.

Hoping to resolve the issue, the family contacted a plumber. According to Rogers, the plumber identified the odor as sewer gas and placed a cap on one of the sewer pipes in the basement, which appeared to eliminate the smell – at least temporarily.

Holidays have ‘a lot less magic’

Meanwhile, Richard’s sister, Marilyn Toliver, took the search to social media. Almost every day over from April 27 to the day he was found, the Georgia woman posted missing person flyers and updates on Facebook, desperately pleading for help from the public.

“DAY 218,” she starts her Nov. 30, 2022, post. “I thought you should know how the holidays will have a little less shine and a lot less magic. I thought you should know that I’m trying my best. Trying to push you in the light, and ensure that you’re not forgotten and that people keep saying your name. I thought you should know that I talk to you often in hopes that you can hear me.  We search for you in each new day. I thought you should know the magnitude of your influence helps all of us so much!

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