With the mummy next door: Sarah Jane Harvey and the creepy secret of her closet (4 photos)

Appearances are deceptive. And you should never make a discount on the floor, age or state of health. The Story of the Sweet Old Lady Sarah Jane Harvey is a prime example of this.





The story took place in 1965. When the resident's elderly mother fishing town of Reel, in North Wales, was hospitalized, then Thomas Leslie Harvey, as befits a loving son, decided to prepare the house that stood on the outskirts, to the return of the hostess. remove and a little refresh renovation. And inadvertently revealed a terrible secret.

closet dweller



Rhyl city

In a closet on the stairs full of old things, a man and his wife found a completely mummified body. After her husband's death, Sarah Jane let guests into the house to earn some money. Closet intended for their things. And was always locked, how much Thomas remembered himself.

Based on a number of specific indications, the police quickly found out that who owned the body. It was Frances Knight. Disabled woman lived with Sarah for a while. But no one has seen her for over 20 years.

Upon learning of the find, the mistress of the house was horrified and stated that It's definitely not Francis. After all, the woman moved to the resort town of Llandudno. Apparently, Sarah thought that, behind the prescription of time, no one will not go into details and try to understand what happened decades ago.

Money rules the world



Sarah Jane Harvey

But the cops weren't about to let things go. Then the old woman gave her version of events. According to her, Francis twisted during an attack, and she died. And Sarah did not declare incident. Since she received money from the husband of the guest for her content. The receipts continued even after death, and the woman calmly I continued to receive them and save up already on my account.

Yes, stupid. But greed prevailed. In addition, Sarah was afraid that she would be charged with murder.

Was there a scarf?



But the investigating authorities were not particularly impressed by the revelation. Mrs Harvey. After all, the coroner, after examining the body, which was mummified thanks to the dry warm air from the ventilation, said that at the moment death, the woman had a scarf tightly wrapped around her neck.

Sarah Harvey Arrested and Charged with Profit Murder motives. True, the defense saved the accused at the trial, stating that there were no signs of strangulation, and the scarf was just an ordinary accessory. It was not possible to determine the exact cause of death.

Sarah had to serve a year and a half for fraud and appropriation of money. But involvement in the death of the tenant cannot be proven could. The former prisoner did not enjoy her freedom for long: soon after liberation, the old woman died of oncology, the development of which accelerated severe stress.

Do you think Sarah was guilty of the death of her defenseless lodger?