WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. (WXPI) – A family in Pennsylvania was living with a relative’s decomposing body for six months, authorities said.
Chief Will DeForte with the Green County Regional Police Department said officers found 64-year-old Michael Bebout dead in his bed inside a home in Canton Township.
DeForte said officers made the gruesome discovery last Thursday after a family member called police to conduct a welfare check.
“That’s where things took a turn, a very interesting tun,” DeForte said. “My officer who was dispatched to that particular location found the decedent in an advanced state of decomposition.”
DeForte said the body appeared to have been there since the start of summer.
Police said at least three family members were living in the home with their dead relative during those several months.
The home was also found to be in filthy condition.
“There was wall-to-wall dog feces. The situation looked like a hoarder had lived there, and the odor was extraordinarily unpleasant,” DeForte said.
Investigators don’t believe Bebout died from any foul play. However, they are investigating whether his checks were illegally cashed after he died.
“We’re going to be looking into social security checks, retirement checks and his bank accounts,” DeForte said.
A woman who answered the door at the home said she had no comment.
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