The decomposed corpse of a German man was found alone in his bed
after nearly seven years, police in the western city of Essen said
Thursday.
The police said in a statement the man was 59 and unemployed at the
time of his death. He most likely died of natural causes on
November 30, 2000, the date he received a letter from the Welfare
Office found in the apartment, police said.
Next to the dead man's bed police found cigarettes, an open
television guide and Deutschemark coins, which came out of
circulation after the euro was introduced in 2002.
The man's apartment was in a building with offices and apartments,
many of which are now empty.
"No one missed him. No missing person report was ever filed," the
police said
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