Mummified body found in bathtub

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Phoenix Police was investigating a mummified body found buried in bathtub with layers of sand, dirt and plywood in a deserted home.

Owners of rental cottages on the 1600 block of West Rose Lane became suspicious when a renter stopped paying rent and apparently abandoned the building.

On Friday at about 6 p.m., they began to clean up the residence, which was in “deplorable” condition. The home, about 700 square feet in size, was filled with trash, human waste and personal belongings, Sgt. Joel Tranter of Phoenix Police said.

When the owners entered the bathroom, they saw the bathtub was filled with dirt and sand and covered by plastic and a sheet of plywood, Phoenix police said. As they dug the sand from the tub, they found a human leg and called police.

The body was not completely decomposed, but investigators said they believe that the body had been dead for years, Tranter said.

The bathtub was removed with the body still inside and taken to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for an examination, he said.

It is possible that the body is that of the original renter, but it has not been identified yet. The original renter has not been seen in seven years, Tranter said. Weeks of examination will reveal the identity of the body as well as the cause of death, Tranter said.

Several years ago the property owners saw an occupant inside the home whom they did not recognize to be the original renter. The lease was signed 1995.

However, that man claimed to be the renter when confronted and the owners continued to receive rent checks on time each month, Tranter said.

The owners did not push issues because the rent checks kept coming. When the rent checks stopped coming in August 2007, the owners assumed the renter would return for his property. Police found the identity of the original owner, but are not releasing the name, Tranter said.

Jane Buikstra, an Arizona State University Professor of Bioarchaeology who studied mummies in Peru, said that mummification is the natural drying of tissues. When properly preserved, a body can last for thousands of years. She also said that the mummified body would continue to have a distinct odor. Presence of bacteria in the gut and insects can also encourage decomposition.

Neighbor Boris Rubinov said he recently moved to the area, which is near horse stables and a golf course. He said he saw police working outside the home from Friday and through Saturday morning.

“It's a scary thought, decomposing for years. In Brooklyn, where I used to live, we didn't have that,” he said.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix...-bodyfound.html

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“It's a scary thought, decomposing for years. In Brooklyn, where I used to live, we didn't have that,” he said.

That last line made me laugh. They don't have mummies in Brooklyn???

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“It's a scary thought, decomposing for years. In Brooklyn, where I used to live, we didn't have that,” he said.

That last line made me laugh. They don't have mummies in Brooklyn???

i was wondering the same thing.

and btw, i was about to post another verse when you locked that thread!

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I doubt there's a single inch of Brooklyn that goes unnoticed for four years. They're packed like sardines out there.

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“It's a scary thought, decomposing for years. In Brooklyn, where I used to live, we didn't have that,” he said.

That last line made me laugh. They don't have mummies in Brooklyn???

LMFAO

And here I was thinking "Its the quiet ones ya gotta watch"