Mummified man found in front of TV, still on
By Sandra Peddie and Susana Enriquez, Newsday
February 18, 2007SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Southampton police responding to burst water pipes in a Hampton Bays home found the mummified body of the owner — dead for more than a year — sitting in a chair in front of a television.
The television was still on.
Vincenzo Riccardi, 70, appeared to have died of natural causes in his home, said Dr. Stuart Dawson, Suffolk County deputy chief medical examiner.
The medical examiner’s office considered Riccardi’s body mummified because the lack of humidity in his home preserved his features, morgue assistant Jeff Bacchus said.
“You could see his face. He still had hair on his head,” Bacchus said. “I’ve never seen anyone dead that long.”
Police and county sources said Riccardi, whose body was found Thursday, had not been heard from since December 2005. The medical examiners said they were baffled as to why the electricity would be on in the home all that time.
“He was in his house, sitting in his chair, as if watching television, and the television was, in fact, still on,” Dawson said.
Riccardi lived alone; his wife had died years ago, Dawson said. Mail had piled up, but then delivery stopped.
Neighbors said Riccardi had diabetes and had become blind in his 50s. His house was up a long driveway and could not be seen from the street.
crazy
Thats crazy
Thats probably what I’ll look like by the time I get called back to work in April!
i cant believe noone even thought to look for this guy… “hmmm mail is piling up at a really old guys house. lets just stop going up to his house”
fuckin morons
no family to call him and was the cable still on?
wow! thats pretty bizarre. His utilities were not turned off because if a person has diabetes in the house I believe its illegal for the utility companies to cut power since it could in fact be life threatening since the insulin has to be cold. What an interesting story though
even cable?
It just said the television was on. Contrary to popular belief, televisions can be on despite the lack of cable. Maybe he was watching a channel over the air, perhaps?
you got me… also it say’s he was blind in his 50’s
cool but crazy
very interesting read… I thought someone found Eurodad on the couch. I was going to tell everyone not to panic. He does that everyday.
= )
someone has to hold it down, it’s not paid for yet.
im availible on weekends if you need help with the hold down.:blue:
wow thats pretty crazy
Wait…he went blind in his 50s, but was WATCHING tv?
I know. I know. He could listen to it. I couldn’t resist, though.
how would he know whats on? not to be an asshole but i can see and still dont know sometimes.
This story is sad, bizarre, whatever. I just can’t get one question out of my head…
I wonder what he was watching?
Channel <insert here> all day, all night!
he was waiting for mtv to play a video… that was’nt a rap video and died.