A southwest Florida man found a body inside a foreclosed house he purchased at an auction.
The News-Press of Fort Myers reports Cape Coral resident William Wilson bought the light pink house for $96,000 on Tuesday. When he went to evaluate his purchase on Wednesday, he found a corpse on the master bedroom floor.
Cape Coral police cordoned off the property and began a death investigation.
Neighbors told the newspaper that two sisters had lived in the home, but no one had seen them for a while. Police told Wilson the most recent piece of mail was from November 2011 and unpaid property taxes went back three years. Wilson said the house was a mess inside, and it looked like someone was planning to move.
According to the News-Press, Wilson said all that remained were "bones, skin and the smell of remains." Wilson told the paper that in one room was a bird cage and piles of feces.
“You couldn’t tell who it was,” Wilson told the News-Press. “You couldn’t tell if it was a male or a female ... it’s disappointing and a sad thing that nobody cared enough to check.”
