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Authorities investigations indicate that a woman died at her home in Las Vegas in 2018, without anyone noticing it, and there it remained for more than two years until the irruption of illegal occupants to the property, who decided to dismember and bury the body in the back garden to be able to keep the house .
Lucille Payne was the woman who lived in the house after bought it in 1999 . In April, his remains were found in a shallow grave behind the house, according to local media.
They have not yet been identified the suspects, who could face charges related to fraud or theft because they sold the woman’s car. Also improper burial for what they did with his remains.
Causes of death
“After finding the body, several people decided that they were going to dismember it and bury it, and practically drain your finances and sell your belongings fraudulently, ”said Ray Spencer, the homicide lieutenant.
The woman lived alone, without close relatives, and no one noticed her absence because she paid the invoices automatically, the researchers noted. As for the neighbors, they stated that for years the house gave the impression of being unoccupied.
In April, the police were alerted about the house , and initially the investigators believed that the owner had been murdered . The neighbors then declared that they heard someone digging.
“She was not buried very deeply. An agent started removing the dirt and found his arm in a shallow grave in the backyard, ”Spencer said.
Although the body presented evidence of trauma from blows and injuries caused with a sharp object, the evidence indicated that the woman died several years earlier, for a cause of death that has not yet been determined.
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