Guest JMT Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 reminds me of that scene in the movie "Seven"-----------------------------------------------------------Condo fees and bills were still being paidBody finally found in mummified stateWINNIPEG—His telephone number was still listed in the telephone directory and his condominium fees and bills were automatically being withdrawn from his bank account.No one knew Jim Sulkers had died in his bed almost two years ago.Neighbour Sam Shuster said residents in the complex often wondered where the man they knew only as Jim had gone, but were told his condominium fees were still being paid. "How can that happen, for God's sake. Two years!" Shuster said yesterday of the man who had been a resident in the building since the mid-1980s. "I used to ask the president of the board of directors where in the hell is he? She said all she knew was the bank gets the monthly money so we don't worry about it."Sulkers' remains were discovered Wednesday. Manitoba's chief medical examiner, Dr. Thambirajah Balachandra, determined he had died of natural causes.Sulkers, believed to be in his 50s, had multiple sclerosis. Balachandra said there were no signs of trauma and he was able to quickly rule out homicide, suicide or accident as a cause of death. But because the body was in a mummified state, he could not determine an exact cause.He said a newspaper dated Nov. 21, 2002, was found in the man's apartment and a wall calendar was opened to November 2002 — evidence the man died nearly two years ago.A cousin, Kim Dyck of Winnipeg, said she lost contact with the man after his mother died about 10 years ago, but relatives had attempted to make contact with Sulkers last summer when they were in the city for a wedding."They knocked on his door and he didn't answer," she said. "You assume he isn't home. You certainly don't assume he's dead."She said the man's bills must have been covered by a pension cheque automatically deposited into his bank account.Neighbours said Sulkers' mailbox had become full several times and was always emptied by a letter carrier.Canada Post spokesman Brian Garagan said letter carriers are required to clear full mailboxes and inform a supervisor, who calls the condo owner. He said the corporation was trying to determine if that policy was followed.He said Sulkers' mail delivery was halted at some point but he wasn't sure when. He said he would be talking to the letter carrier on the route. A spokeswoman for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada said the disease itself was not fatal but complications could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest r3nz0 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 The least his friends could have done is make everyone believe he was alive a la "Weekend at Bernie's." ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fairyDust Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 "Weekend at Bernie's." ;Doh I luv that movie ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyTrendy Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 holy shit His condo must have fantastic insulation! It must have reeked in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest r3nz0 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 oh I luv that movie ;DDo you love it like you love cheesecake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guyman1966 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 My friend says his wife has been dead in bed for the last three years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 My friend says his wife has been dead in bed for the last three years.hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 My friend says his wife has been dead in bed for the last three years.LMMFAO ;D!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fairyDust Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 oh I luv that movie ;DDo you love it like you love cheesecake? lol..not quite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obby Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 My friend says his wife has been dead in bed for the last three years.LOLThat was great!!!!!!On a serious note though. Don't you think the post office would have reported his accumulation of mail to the condo association? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swirlundergrounder Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 How did the body get into a mumified state? And I guess if the body were in such a state, you wouldn't be able to smell it. That's the weird thing. Normally you would be able to smell a rotting corpse after a few days of death. especially in a condo building. I could understand if the man lived in a house but for his death to go unnoticed in a condo building is weird. How did they finally discover the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 The least his friends could have done is make everyone believe he was alive a la "Weekend at Bernie's." ;Dthose movies rocked. i loved part 2 esp....... when they got the dead roasted chicken to do the voodoo thing on bernie instead of the live chicken cuz it ran off LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swirlundergrounder Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 i guess eventually the smell sudsides as it hardens or something.yeah, they dont say why they finally went in and found him.I really want to know how the guy was found...It's almost as mysterious as how he died? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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