His Body Behind the Wheel for A Week Before It Was Discovered

[Stuart G]

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Source: New York Times..

10/23/18

A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village. His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance.

A neighbor walking his dog in the East Village saw the man one night, sitting motionless behind the wheel inside a parked car. Two days later, he was still there. The windows were up, the engine off -- this during an August heat wave. The neighbor called 911.

Soon the block of East 12th Street was busy with police officers and their bosses, the car roped off with yellow tape. There were no signs of foul play. A team from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner arrived that afternoon, Aug. 31, and removed the body to determine the cause of death. People who lived and worked nearby kept their distance.





Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/

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Note: This is on the Front Page of the New York Times. I did not make this up. Hit the link, scroll down the page and you will see it... ...........One more paragraph from the article worth a moment to read..
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"The chain of events serves as a stark reminder that even in 2018 Manhattan, a city that lives beneath the nonstop gaze of countless surveillance cameras, one that for years has urged its citizens, if they see something suspicious, to say something, it is still possible for a dead man in a parked car on a busy block to go unnoticed for days."

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Somebodies son.

Sad stuff sometimes.

[Stuart G]

2. Yes, we live in a very sad world..Sometimes people feel totally hopeless.

But this happened. What can one say?....

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

7. Yes.

I agree w you.

[barbtries]

3. there's a documentary

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/09/joyce-vincent-death-mystery-documentary

3 years she was dead and no one in all that time thought to check in on her.

A friend's murdered husband was in a car in an alley in Lawndale, CA for 2 weeks. His foot was visible. He was reported missing long before being found, but people passed that car constantly and did nothing. His body was covered with a blanket but his shoe could be seen. My guess is the smell finally moved someone to let the authorities know about it.

this kinda nuts has been around awhile. He was killed over 20 years ago.

[Pendrench]

4. Heartbreaking - a very hard read, but thank you for posting.

[Stuart G]

5. Yes, It is .."Heartbreaking"...I guess we need to be greateful for each day..

Where I live, right now..It is sunny, clear and about 48 degrees. I think I will drive to a local park and take a walk. Nice fall color this time of year.

[earthshine]

6. Why is this surprising?

The homeless of NYC are everywhere, yet still invisible to those casually passing by.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Here is a direct link

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/nyregion/man-found-dead-in-car-new-york.html

Here is his pic -



Here is where the car was found (residential neighborhood) -

[erronis]

9. I can't fault the NYPD or other law enforcement. These unfortunate actions happen

and are likely to increase as the wealth/poverty differential increases.

Self-inflicted harm is what the upper class really wants. Barring that they will induce racial/social/tribal conflicts to winnow the population.

[question everything]

10. No longer "it takes a village"

I know that many of the stories about Kitty Genovese were found not accurate. But still.

But in a world where no empathy, no compassion comes from the office of the most powerful man in the world, what can we expect?

Condolences to his family and friends.

[DonViejo]

11. Locking...

The consensus of Forum Hosts agrees this is not LBN, but rather, a feature story about a horrible incident occurring in August of this year and that it is local news