In her defense, it was a very nice suitcase.

Well, that's pretty farked up. That said, I hope that she doesn't get punished too severely. She didn't actually hurt anyone, and she was clearly just freaked out.

She couldn't find a dead nubian storage?

Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I could see this happening as well.

Arkanaut: She couldn't find a dead nubian storage?

There wasn't a sign on the lawn

Someone died in her home and she went to jail. Her friends were right.

CrispFlows: Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I could see this happening as well.

Sadly, me too.

Arkanaut: She couldn't find a dead nubian storage?

When you pulled up here did you see a sign that said dead nubian storage? No you didn't, because there isn't one!

ms_lara_croft: Fark Me To Tears: This would have been much funnier if she had dropped off the suitcase at a busy bus terminal.

Funnier still - a busy airline terminal. Imagine TSA dealing with that thing!

Lulz, but i doubt she has that savvy.

so they kind of 'Exum'-ed the body from the suitcase?

Well, yeah...porch? Really?

Do the right thing: drop em' at the Salvation Army.

...then show up the next day and see if they tried to stand em' up as a mannequin.

Don't get me wrong, it's sad...really sad; but maybe seeing them propped up, wearing a vintage "Incredible Hulk" t-shirt from 1982 would take away a bit of the sting.

CrispFlows: Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I could see this happening as well.

Excessively ignorant or gullible, but yeah... I can see it too.. unfortunately.

H. H. Holmes approves.

"You are presumed to know the law."

farkingismybusiness: "It's like a bad Samsonite commercial," a law-enforcement source said.

Samsonite. I was way off!

If it was vintage Samsonite she really messed up. That sells well, especially if you have the original keys.

rudemix: H. H. Holmes approves.

Approves?

Hell, he built 5 rooms and several trap-doors for it.

I love the quote at the end of the article. It just shows how warm and caring our law-enforcement officials truly are. But to be fair, I did laugh.

And we ding-dong-dash after leaving Aunt Edna on the front porch in Phoenix.

"It's like a bad Samsonite commercial," a law-enforcement source said.

Now I've thinking of a dead body in a suitcase, getting slammed around by an ape. Oh wait, that was American Tourister (new window). Close enough.

wantingout: so they kind of 'Exum'-ed the body from the suitcase?

Dammit! I was going to make that joke! Now I've got nothing, nothing!

farkingismybusiness: "It's like a bad Samsonite commercial," a law-enforcement source said.

Samsonite. I was way off!

Man, you are one pathetic loser. No offense.

"Your luggage is so heavy! What are you carrying a big bag of *sniff* cabbage?"

farkingismybusiness: "It's like a bad Samsonite commercial," a law-enforcement source said.

Hilarious!

AbbeySomeone: farkingismybusiness: "It's like a bad Samsonite commercial," a law-enforcement source said.

Samsonite. I was way off!

If it was vintage Samsonite she really messed up. That sells well, especially if you have the original keys.

Luggage snob?

To lazy to google.
Somewhere in the USA a dead guy display turned out to be a real dead guy. Mummified and all. Think they got a clue when an arm fell off.

Back to yelling at clouds.

Well now, if we are going to start prosecuting people for being stupid, LET IT BEGIN!

However, if she had just portrayed herself as a sovereign entity, no beholden to "the state", who's to say her method of corpse removal was illegitimate? God?

It's easy to figure out. She just kept cashing his social security checks.

"So she wheeled the suitcase down three flights of stairs to the porch of an abandoned house at 1309 Needham Ave.

Plus, you don't wheel a suitcase with a corpse down three flights of stairs. You bump-a-thump-thump-a-bump-a-bang-bump-a-thump it down three flights of stairs. Sheesh. Reporting these days.

AbbeySomeone: CrispFlows: Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I could see this happening as well.

Sadly, me too.

Arkanaut: She couldn't find a dead nubian storage?

When you pulled up here did you see a sign that said dead nubian storage? No you didn't, because there isn't one!

ms_lara_croft: Fark Me To Tears: This would have been much funnier if she had dropped off the suitcase at a busy bus terminal.

Funnier still - a busy airline terminal. Imagine TSA dealing with that thing!

Lulz, but i doubt she has that savvy.

Sooooooo, what you're saying is that storing dead nubians isn't your business? What'll happen if your wife comes home? Any chance for counseling?

Cosmoboy: AbbeySomeone: farkingismybusiness: "It's like a bad Samsonite commercial," a law-enforcement source said.

Samsonite. I was way off!

If it was vintage Samsonite she really messed up. That sells well, especially if you have the original keys.

Luggage snob?

Online sales.

trappedspirit: "So she wheeled the suitcase down three flights of stairs to the porch of an abandoned house at 1309 Needham Ave.

Plus, you don't wheel a suitcase with a corpse down three flights of stairs. You bump-a-thump-thump-a-bump-a-bang-bump-a-thump it down three flights of stairs. Sheesh. Reporting these days.

And then stop, catch your breath and hope it doesn't go careening down and kill anyone.
Or so I've heard.

Mixolydian Master: AbbeySomeone: CrispFlows: Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I could see this happening as well.

Sadly, me too.

Arkanaut: She couldn't find a dead nubian storage?

When you pulled up here did you see a sign that said dead nubian storage? No you didn't, because there isn't one!

ms_lara_croft: Fark Me To Tears: This would have been much funnier if she had dropped off the suitcase at a busy bus terminal.

Funnier still - a busy airline terminal. Imagine TSA dealing with that thing!

Lulz, but i doubt she has that savvy.

Sooooooo, what you're saying is that storing dead nubians isn't your business? What'll happen if your wife comes home? Any chance for counseling?

No, it's divorce!
Enjoy your coffee.

AbbeySomeone: Mixolydian Master: AbbeySomeone: CrispFlows: Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I could see this happening as well.

Sadly, me too.

Arkanaut: She couldn't find a dead nubian storage?

When you pulled up here did you see a sign that said dead nubian storage? No you didn't, because there isn't one!

ms_lara_croft: Fark Me To Tears: This would have been much funnier if she had dropped off the suitcase at a busy bus terminal.

Funnier still - a busy airline terminal. Imagine TSA dealing with that thing!

Lulz, but i doubt she has that savvy.

Sooooooo, what you're saying is that storing dead nubians isn't your business? What'll happen if your wife comes home? Any chance for counseling?

No, it's divorce!
Enjoy your coffee.

Speakin' of coffee. You broke out the gourmet shiat. We'da been happy with instant. Do you pick it out yourself?

Sim Tree: "My friend told me if someone dies in your apartment you go to jail, so I got really afraid,' she told cops. "I didn't know what to do."

As stupid as this is, I'd actually believe it. This is true in many parts of the world, and I could see a recent immigrant freaking out over what 'they' might do to him if he caught the attention of the authorities for any reason.

I had a roommate die in my house. I unsuccessfully tried CPR, alerted my landlord and called 911. Worst that happened was that I had to spend the day out of the house while the Medical Examiner did his thing. Well, no...the worst thing is that I lost a friend who was a pretty nice guy.

Obviously, this girl didn't have any REAL friends, if she had to move the body alone!

/Sheesh, can't believe noone's brought up that chestnut.

At least she unloaded some heavy baggage.

AbbeySomeone: trappedspirit: "So she wheeled the suitcase down three flights of stairs to the porch of an abandoned house at 1309 Needham Ave.

Plus, you don't wheel a suitcase with a corpse down three flights of stairs. You bump-a-thump-thump-a-bump-a-bang-bump-a-thump it down three flights of stairs. Sheesh. Reporting these days.

And then stop, catch your breath and hope it doesn't go careening down and kill anyone.
Or so I've heard.

That's why you also bring an empty suitcase with you.

It's not good to waste dead bodies like that.

ms_lara_croft: Fark Me To Tears: This would have been much funnier if she had dropped off the suitcase at a busy bus terminal.

Funnier still - a busy airline terminal. Imagine TSA dealing with that thing!

They would confiscate your bottle of water before letting the bag through without looking at it.

I'd like to see the code

A friend at the local paper once covered a crime where an old man had befriended a homeless person and let him live at his apartment. The old man died in his arm chair (of natural causes) and the bum let the corpse sit there so he could keep a roof over his head. When the corpse got too stinky, the bum dragged it out and left it in the middle of the street. The cops were able to bust the bum by following the slime trail back to the apartment.

/True story

Snargi: A friend at the local paper once covered a crime where an old man had befriended a homeless person and let him live at his apartment. The old man died in his arm chair (of natural causes) and the bum let the corpse sit there so he could keep a roof over his head. When the corpse got too stinky, the bum dragged it out and left it in the middle of the street. The cops were able to bust the bum by following the slime trail back to the apartment.

/True story

seems like legally, you may be safest if you just let the corpse desiccate in place in the easy chair. if you do the sane thing, and wheel them out in some nice luggage for some fresh air, they'll ding you with one of these misdemeanor charges meant for funeral home directors. just keep the place cold and maybe a dehumidifier running. throw a colorful blanket over em when they start to dry out possibly.

Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? Because, honestly, I've done it before and there was no problem.

I wonder why more dead bodies are not simply disposed of in dumps and landfills. There is never anyone there inspecting the big items you chuck into that vast pit. You could easily roll up and drop off a corpse in a suitcase in broad daylight (plus some other items for cover if you're really worried) and that would be the end of it. The place already reeks to high heaven so even a rotten corpse would go undetected, and all anyone there wants to do is finish their business and get out, so no one would get interested in your maneuvers. Once it's in the dump, mashed in with everything else, it would be impossible to link you specifically to the ooze-soaked case, even if someone dug through the trash and opened it. It seems like obvious and safe way to deal with this, but you never hear of it happening.