{"id":79690,"date":"2023-03-09T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T04:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/woman-finds-missing-husband-mummified-in-closet-while-looking-for-christmas-decorations\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T04:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T04:30:12","slug":"woman-finds-missing-husband-mummified-in-closet-while-looking-for-christmas-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/woman-finds-missing-husband-mummified-in-closet-while-looking-for-christmas-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Finds Missing Husband &#8216;Mummified&#8217; In Closet &#8211; While Looking For Christmas Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h4 class=\"ptc\">[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]<\/h4>\n<p>Uh\u2026 what?<\/p>\n<p>An Illinois man by the identify of <strong>Richard Maedge<\/strong> disappeared from his house again in April 2022. He informed his spouse <strong>Jennifer Maedge<\/strong> he\u2019d be house early from work, however by the point she obtained house all she discovered was her husband\u2019s automotive, keys, and pockets \u2014 however the man himself was nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>When Jennifer reported her husband lacking, per <em>FOX59<\/em>, the <strong>Troy Police Department<\/strong> started their search on the house. They described the house on the time as a \u201choarder\u201d space, with a \u201csewer-like\u201d odor. But they discovered no hint of the 53-year-old. According to the <em>Bellevue News-Democrat<\/em>, the odor coming from the house was so sturdy that even their neighbors and mailman picked up on it. Law enforcement returned when the spouse reported the odor however had been nonetheless unable to seek out something. A plumber informed her the odor was coming from one of many sewer pipes within the basement and lined it up. After that, the odor dissipated, they usually didn\u2019t suppose any extra of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/kellie-pickler-husband-kyle-jacobs-dead-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Related: Kellie Pickler\u2019s Husband Found Dead By Suicide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No one noticed Richard for eight months, believing he had disappeared and not using a hint. All the whereas Jennifer informed <em>Fox 2 St. Louis<\/em> she might nonetheless really feel her husband\u2019s presence within the house \u2014 which supplied her an excessive amount of consolation whereas they looked for him. Sadly, she was extra proper than she knew.<\/p>\n<p>Right earlier than Christmas, Jennifer went trying to find her vacation decorations within the house, main her to open a closet which was considerably hidden beneath the steps \u2014 solely to seek out her husband\u2019s physique inside. According to the native coroner, the person\u2019s physique was in a \u201cmummified state\u201d \u2014 however confirmed no indicators of foul play or additional accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Richard\u2019s loss of life has since been dominated a suicide. So, so unhappy\u2026<\/p>\n<p>While talking with the native outlet, Jennifer spoke about what the loss is for her and Richard\u2019s household:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere are no words in my mind that I can say. He\u2019ll be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The late upkeep employee\u2019s sister spoke to <em>BND <\/em>not too long ago, although, and he or she\u2019s up in arms that police didn\u2019t do extra. She demanded:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMistakes were made, and I want answers. If it means filing a complaint and going all the way to the governor, I will. I\u2019m not going away. I\u2019m just now beginning to say stuff out loud. I should have been screaming from the beginning, but I was suckered in by the police department saying they were doing their job and looking for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Richard\u2019s widow maintains the police would\u2019ve by no means recognized the key closet was there as a result of it was hidden so properly. But didn\u2019t\u00a0<em>she<\/em> realize it was there? Why didn\u2019t she inform them? And couldn\u2019t cadaver canines have discovered him in a matter of seconds? We imply, the sister is true \u2014 police couldn\u2019t have been trying very arduous, proper?<\/p>\n<p>See Jennifer\u2019s full interview from proper after she discovered him (beneath):<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"B5nRtbukh_0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Troy, Illinois widow mourns loss of husband who was missing since April \u00a0\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B5nRtbukh_0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Such a tragic state of affairs. Our hearts exit to Richard\u2019s household and family members as they navigate this unthinkable loss.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or somebody you recognize is considering suicide, assist is on the market. Consider contacting the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">988lifeline.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Troy Police Department\/YouTube\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5nRtbukh_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 2 St. Louis<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] [Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Uh\u2026 what? An Illinois man by the identify of Richard Maedge disappeared from his house again in April 2022. He informed his spouse Jennifer Maedge he\u2019d be house early from work, however by the point she obtained house all she discovered was her husband\u2019s automotive, keys, and pockets \u2014 however [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-79690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}