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I do not know why I am so amazed by stories about people being found years after their death in their homes. It probably has to do with the fact that if my property taxes were not paid or any other bill for that matter, I would expect someone to come after me.

Or the fact that people can be so estranged from the world that their disappearance would not cause a ripple for many years. Well, todays story captures all these elements. A woman, Ann Simmeck, died in what is estimated 1999 according to food dated in her fridge and calenders in the home. Now, what is truly amazing is that the power in her home was still on.

I will repeat that, her electricity is still on. Where I live if you miss a bill and a few days, the power gets turned off. Yet she never paid her bill for 7 years and the power was still on. How on earth does this happen.

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. Simmeck’s family members could not be reached Saturday morning.

Neighbors said Friday that Simmeck’s estranged husband used to mow the lawn and care for the yard, but told them a few years ago that he didn’t have keys to the house and never went inside.  via  Newsday.com.

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