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In reply to the discussion: Anyone here ever find a body, or know somebody who did? I mean, while they were hunting, [View all]NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)...rented a room for two weeks so he could finish a book he was writing. He left explicit instructions that he not be disturbed.
One and a half weeks later people began complaining about a smell near their room. No big whoop, we'd just give them another room. Finally after the two adjacent rooms on either side and top of Room 204 could not be used due to the smell, the day manager sent housekeeping to the room.
I had just arrived and was able to ID the smell immediately. There's nothing like the smell of a two week old dead body.
The poor housekeeper opened the door a crack until the chain prevented further, saw the mess, smelled the source, screamed and ran away.
The police couldn't determine the race or original size and description of the body. It was a bloated, purple mess with no head. The head was splattered against the wall.
If I'm lying, I'm dying. They had to tear out the rooms around there on all sides and rebuild them from the concrete slab up.