Body in Tree Mistaken for Halloween Décor

Uncle Red · 10-28-2005, 12:55 PM

A woman who apparently committed suicide by hanging herself in a tree remained there for hours after her death because passersby assumed it was a macabre Halloween decoration.
The Associated Press reports that late on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, the unnamed 42-year-old woman used a rope to hang herself in the tree that was located across the street from homes in Frederica, Del. Her body was suspended 15 feet above the ground and could easily be seen from the moderately busy street below. People did notice it on Wednesday morning, but no one thought it was real body with Halloween just days away.
It wasn't until mid-day that authorities were called to the scene. "They thought it was a Halloween decoration," Fay Glanden, wife of Mayor William Glanden, told The Wilmington News Journal. "It looked like something somebody would have rigged up," she said. :jaw:

-UR

.22guy · 10-29-2005, 12:23 AM

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-29-2005, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Red

"It looked like something somebody would have rigged up," she said. :jaw:

tis the season after all

troy2000 · 10-29-2005, 09:34 PM

Apparently the gal had a sense of humor, whatever else was troubling her. It had to occur to her that this might happen...

10-28-2005, 12:55 PM	#1
Uncle Red Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 546	Body in Tree Mistaken for Halloween Décor A woman who apparently committed suicide by hanging herself in a tree remained there for hours after her death because passersby assumed it was a macabre Halloween decoration. The Associated Press reports that late on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, the unnamed 42-year-old woman used a rope to hang herself in the tree that was located across the street from homes in Frederica, Del. Her body was suspended 15 feet above the ground and could easily be seen from the moderately busy street below. People did notice it on Wednesday morning, but no one thought it was real body with Halloween just days away. It wasn't until mid-day that authorities were called to the scene. "They thought it was a Halloween decoration," Fay Glanden, wife of Mayor William Glanden, told The Wilmington News Journal. "It looked like something somebody would have rigged up," she said. :jaw: -UR __________________ "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"--Amendment II, Bill of Rights "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."--Thomas Paine "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." - Jesus, Luke 22:36

10-29-2005, 12:23 AM	#2
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,255	Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-29-2005, 09:34 PM	#4
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,017 Images: 9	Apparently the gal had a sense of humor, whatever else was troubling her. It had to occur to her that this might happen...