It’s an understatement to say that people die every day. Unfortunately, some of those people slip through the cracks in one way or another and their bodies can go missing for incredible lengths of time. On this list are stories of people who died, only to have their dead body remain undiscovered for years. The sad truth about a lot of these decades-old corpses is that they could have been discovered sooner if the people had any friends or family to check in on them. It’s not a surprise that multiple bodies on this list were found in front of a television that was still pumping out entertainment. Open up an incognito browser and take a look at these bodies that were found YEARS after the person died.
We’ve all heard local stories of an old person who died in their home, only to have their body found years later, and those stories are on here. But this list is also permeated with wives who buried their husbands in the back yard, and monsters who put the amount of space in their storage units to the test. Keep reading, there are undiscovered dead bodies waiting for you.
18 Bodies That Were Found YEARS After the Person Died,
Body Found Behind False Wall
The remains of Joanne Nichols were discovered behind a "false wall" in the basement of a home in Poughkeepsie, New York in 2013. Joanne had been missing for 28 years, and when what was left of her body was excavated a medical examiner said that her "hands were tied with rope. A large area of the right side of the skull was also missing." Her cause of death was blunt force trauma.
Twin Skeletons Found in Chatanooga
In 2014, Chatanooga Police discovered the skeletons of twin brothers Andrew and Anthony Johnson in their former residence. Each brother, aged 63 years at the their presumed time of death, was found dead in matching easy chairs when the police entered the residence.
Missing Canadian Skier Found 35 Years Later
In 2015, the body of a skier that had been missing for over thirty years was found in the Italian Alps. According to the Italian Police, the warmer than usual temperatures melted a substantial amount of ice, revealing the skier's body.
Mother and Daughter Discovered in Collapsing House
Following up on complaints of a "pungent smell" coming from a home in England, police officers discovered the bodies of Caroline Jessett and her mother Pauline, aged 50 and 70. Pauline had been missing for over 30 years. The police had to flee the home for fears of the house collapsing around them.
Husband's Body Found 18 Years After His Death
John Sabine was last seen alive in 1997, but after his wife Leigh Ann died in 2015, his body was discovered wrapped in plastic sheeting in Leigh Ann's garden in Beddau, Pontypridd, South Wales. Detectives say his injuries were consistent with an assault and that the deceased Leigh Ann was the primary suspect.
Man Found Hanging After Eight Years
In some of the most depressing news ever, a man was found in his apartment eight years after hanging himself. Making things somehow worse, the person who found him was set to take over the lease on his apartment.
Child Found Dead After Two Years in House
In 2013, the decomposed body of a toddler was found in its crib almost two years after it died from malnourishment. Making matters more sickening, at court proceedings after the discovery, it was revealed that the child's mother ordered a pizza shortly after his death and that she continued to make insurance claims on him.
27 Boys Found Buried in Storage Locker
In 1973, the bodies of 27 boys were found after two teens who were working alongside Houston serial killer Dean Corll finally came clean to the Houston PD about their incredibly sadistic late-night extracurricular activities. All of the bodies that were dug up were that of local teens, although some had decomposed past the point of identification.
Joyce Carol Vincent's Body Lay on a Sofa for Three Years
In 2006, while in the process of repossessing a home, police made a gruesome discovery. Lying on the flat's sofa was the body of 38-year-old Joyce Carol Vincent, who had been missing for three years. According to the police, the television set was still on, tuned to BBC1, and a small pile of unopened Christmas presents lay on the floor.
Yucca Valley Woman Found Dead in Car After Two Years
Carla Ruth Reyes went missing at the beginning of 2013, but it wasn't until a few hikers discovered her body, decaying in the back of her Mitsubishi Gallant, in 2015 that her family was finally able to put her memory to rest. According to Reyes' family, she struggled with addiction and depression for her entire life.