Man buys home with mummy

*Raph's Girl* · 05-15-2007, 12:39 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070515/...pain_corpse_dc

A Spanish bank repossessed a house and put it up for auction complete with the mummified body of the former owner who had missed her mortgage payments, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday.

The corpse, preserved by salty air in the seaside town of Roses after an apparent death by natural causes, was discovered by Jorge Giro, who entered the house for the first time on Saturday after buying it at the auction, El Pais said.

The dead woman, described by neighbors as having been in poor health and often absent visiting relatives in Madrid, had stopped paying her mortgage six years ago.

The unnamed bank which eventually repossessed the home never bothered to look inside before selling it.

Raph's Girl note: WTF?! The woman had relatives and stopped paying her fraking mortgage 6 years ago and not even her bank thought to check out why?! Geesh...this is worse than the dead German guy.

*iris* · 05-15-2007, 12:51 PM

These stories have really gotten me eyeing the overgrown house down the street... =o

*KROW* · 05-15-2007, 10:48 PM

Wow. I bet that house will be a visiting spot on November 1st, eh?

RaphistheBest · 05-15-2007, 11:39 PM

Wow.... I think. Relatives that stop caring and bank that doesn't care. Seems normal to me. But six years of not paying the mortgage?! I guess that bank just called the house until the phone was shut off. Wait, then the most logical thing to do after that would be send lots and lots of mail. Then why the hell didn't anyone notice the overflowing mailbox?!

05-15-2007, 12:39 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Man buys home with mummy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070515/...pain_corpse_dc A Spanish bank repossessed a house and put it up for auction complete with the mummified body of the former owner who had missed her mortgage payments, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday. The corpse, preserved by salty air in the seaside town of Roses after an apparent death by natural causes, was discovered by Jorge Giro, who entered the house for the first time on Saturday after buying it at the auction, El Pais said. The dead woman, described by neighbors as having been in poor health and often absent visiting relatives in Madrid, had stopped paying her mortgage six years ago. The unnamed bank which eventually repossessed the home never bothered to look inside before selling it. Raph's Girl note: WTF?! The woman had relatives and stopped paying her fraking mortgage 6 years ago and not even her bank thought to check out why?! Geesh...this is worse than the dead German guy. __________________

05-15-2007, 12:51 PM	#2
iris moddy mod mod Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: finally escaped the lab Posts: 1,886	These stories have really gotten me eyeing the overgrown house down the street... =o __________________ Appeal to nobler motives. Like pie. [ life is at best bitter sweet ]

05-15-2007, 10:48 PM	#3
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Wow. I bet that house will be a visiting spot on November 1st, eh? __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

05-15-2007, 11:39 PM	#4
RaphistheBest Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hell Posts: 174	Wow.... I think. Relatives that stop caring and bank that doesn't care. Seems normal to me. But six years of not paying the mortgage?! I guess that bank just called the house until the phone was shut off. Wait, then the most logical thing to do after that would be send lots and lots of mail. Then why the hell didn't anyone notice the overflowing mailbox?!