The skeletal remains of an elderly woman were found Friday in her home, more than seven years after neighbors last reported seeing her.Ann M. Simmeck apparently died of natural causes, according to an autopsy conducted later Friday. She would have been 79 years old.
The autopsy could not determine the year and date of her death, believed to have occurred several years ago inside her split-level ranch home.
The home, which bears a strongly worded "no trespassing" sign, still had working electric service. Calendars and food inside the freezer were dated 1999 and earlier, neighbors who talked with investigators told The Hartford Courant.
Officers visited the property Friday and found Simmeck's skeletal remains after a family member became concerned about Simmeck's absence and called police.
"The last time I physically saw her was 1998, 1999," said Mary Carlson, Simmeck's neighbor since 1997.
Source: Newsday
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