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Mummified Body Found in Valencia Apartment After 15 Years, Police Say

Police provisionally identified the man as Antonio Famoso, with autopsy results pending.

Overview

  • Firefighters and police entered the sixth-floor flat through a window while responding to flooding caused by heavy rain and discovered the body.
  • The remains were found clothed in the bedroom among pigeons, pigeon carcasses, insects and a large accumulation of rubbish.
  • Authorities reported the apartment door was locked from the inside and said there were no immediate signs of third‑party involvement.
  • Investigators estimate the death occurred around 2010, when the man was approximately 70 or 71 years old.
  • Neighbors said they assumed he was in a nursing home, noting that bills kept being paid and the mailbox was regularly cleared.