Body found in home a year after death identified as Vincenzo Ricardo, 70...died of natural causes

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Body found in home a year after death

17 February, 2007

HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. - The partially mummified body of a man dead for more than a year has been found in a chair in front of his television, which was still on, authorities said.

Police found Ricardo‘s body this week when they investigated a report of burst pipes.

"You could see his face. He still had hair on his head," Bacchus said.

"He hasn‘t been heard from in over a year. That‘s the part that baffles me," he said. "Nobody sounded the alarm."

"We never thought to check on him," said neighbor Diane Devon.


http://www.localnewsleader.com/kindred/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=64212

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How sad is this.. so sad.. that he went unoticed for a whole year..and imagine the power company not shutting off the services for an unpaid bill.. this is sad and so weird.. he must of been a recluse...

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Still in front of TV, a year after death

HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. -- The partially mummified body of a man dead for more than a year has been found in a chair in front of his television, which was still on, authorities said.

Vincenzo Ricardo, 70, apparently died of natural causes, said Dr. Stuart Dawson, Suffolk County's deputy chief medical examiner.

Police found Ricardo's body this week when they investigated a report of burst pipes.

The home's dry air had preserved his features, morgue assistant Jeff Bacchus said.

"You could see his face. He still had hair on his head," Bacchus said.

Ricardo's wife died years ago, and he lived alone, Dawson said.

"He hasn't been heard from in over a year. That's the part that baffles me," he said. "Nobody sounded the alarm."

Neighbors said they had thought Ricardo was in a hospital or nursing home.

http://www.post-trib.com/news/261716,DeadFound.article