Random Bodies That Were Found Years After Person Died (18 items)

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  (#18) Man Found Buried In Front Yard

  Diane Darling, who died in 2010, never reported her husband, Charles "Chuck" Woodburn, as missing. Woodburn, who was 51 at the time of his death, disappeared in 2002. After Darling’s death, family members came forward to file a missing person report. Maine State Police unearthed Woodburn’s remains from the front yard of the home he shared with Darling.

  Although Woodburn died under suspicious circumstances, authorities never charged anyone with his murder. 
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  (#15) Man Missing For 23 Years Found Submerged In Lake

  In 2015, a fisherman on Hillsdale Lake accidentally unearthed a 1981 Chevrolet Citation. The car belonged to Fremont O'Berg, of Paoloa, Kansas. Family reported 57-year-old O’Berg missing in 1992. Tim Leeper, who found the car using sonar, contacted police when he saw human remains inside the car.

  Reportedly, O’Berg suffered from heart and liver conditions. Medical examiners could not determine the cause of death, although foul play is not suspected.
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  (#8) Joyce Carol Vincent's Body Lay On A Sofa For Over Two Years

  In 2006, while in the process of repossessing a home, London police discovered the body of 38-year-old Joyce Carol Vincent. Medical examiners determined she died over two years prior. According to the police, they found her on her couch. The television set was still on, tuned to BBC1, and a small pile of unopened Christmas presents lay on the floor.

  Authorities identified Vincent from her dental records and ruled her death as from natural causes. Her death inspired a 2011 docudrama, Dreams of a Life.
   
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  (#16) Croatian Woman Found After 35 Years

  In Zagreb, Croatia, intruders stumbled upon the body of Hedviga Golik in her small loft apartment. Neighbors allege last seeing Golik in 1966, when she would have been around 42 years old. Medical examiners determined she likely died circa 1973, and her body remained unfound for approximately 35 years. 

  Authorities found her sitting in front of the television, a dusty cup of tea on the table beside her. Reportedly, Golik’s neighbors - who had been financing her rent and utilities - requested authorities check in on the woman back in 1991. The coroner’s report indicated she died of natural causes.
   
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  (#3) Twin Skeletons Found in Chattanooga

  In 2014, Chattanooga Police discovered the skeletons of twin brothers Andrew and Anthony Johnson in their former residence. Authorities found the reclusive brothers, 63, in matching easy chairs. Medical examiners determined the Johnsons died of natural causes approximately three years prior - Anthony from heart disease and Andrew from diabetes shortly thereafter.

  The neighbors considered the pair eccentric and did not notice their absence. Reportedly, their sister tried to check on them in 2011 but could not gain entry into the home. 
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  (#13) Body Of Child Missing For Two Decades Found In Mother's Closet

  In 1999, the NYPD arrested Madeyln Carmichael, 60, after they received a tip about a missing 3-year-old Brooklyn girl. Authorities found Carmichael’s daughter, Latanisha, hidden in a closet, inside a footlocker. Reportedly, Carmichael tried to mask the smell with incense and air fresheners. Neighbors alleged Carmichael claimed she sent Latanisha "to live down south."

  Investigators uncovered the body wrapped in newspaper from 1979, signifying the girl had been missing for two decades. Carmichael had no previous criminal record, and Brooklyn courts sentenced her - as well as her middle-aged son - for tampering with evidence. 

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