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| Boy Finds Man's Mummified Body in Closet of House | |
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| Ell | Jun 18 2014, 04:49 AM Post #1 |
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Boy Finds Man's Mummified Body in Closet of House DAYTON, Ohio — Jun 17, 2014, 7:20 PM An adolescent boy found the mummified body of a man hanging in a closet while exploring what appeared to be an abandoned house in southwestern Ohio. The director of the Montgomery County coroner's office in Dayton says the body found Sunday had the hardened, leathery appearance of a mummy because 53-year-old Edward Brunton's (BRUHN'-tons) tissue had dried up and was preserved in his home's cold, dark conditions. Director Ken Betz says Brunton was homeless before inheriting money from his mother to buy the house in October 2009 and probably died soon after that. Betz says Brunton's death was ruled a suicide caused by hanging by the neck. Betz says Brunton's house appeared vacant and the property was overgrown with weeds and posted with city cleanup warnings http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/boy-...-house-24184583 |
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Ell Only after the last tree has been cut down; Only after the last fish has been caught; Only after the last river has been poisoned; Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten. | |
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| Ell | Jun 18 2014, 04:52 AM Post #2 |
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June 17 (Reuters) - A curious Ohio boy who sneaked into an abandoned house over the weekend discovered a mummified corpse hanging inside a closet, unnoticed for nearly five years, officials said on Tuesday. The body of Edward Brunton, 53, had a belt around his neck, and he likely died by suicide in his rundown home in the city of Dayton, said Ken Betz, director for the coroner's office in Montgomery County in southwestern Ohio. "I've been around a long time, but this is the first time we've had (a mummified body) indoors for that many years," Betz said. Authorities used personal identification documents, a physical description from Brunton's brother and other records to identify the body, Betz said. Family members and neighbors said that after years of being homeless Brunton inherited some money from his mother in 2009 and bought the tiny house for $10,000 cash, Betz said. He likely killed himself shortly after, Betz said. Because he died in the winter and inside a dark closet, Brunton's body tissue dried out and was preserved. No one went looking for Brunton, who was estranged from his family, Betz said, adding that Brunton did not know his neighbors and had no known work obligations. "This is kind of like the perfect storm in the sense that neighbors were unaware, he just purchased the home, he was a street guy," Betz said. He would not confirm press reports that said the adventurous 12-year-old boy thought the body he found was a dummy and told his mother, who alerted authorities. (Reporting by Laila Kearney in New York; Editing by Susan Heavey http://news.msn.com/us/mummified-corpse-fo...doned-ohio-home |
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