Burglar imitates Santa Claus
The fully clothed skeletal remains of a man found in the chimney of a historic Mississippi building last week were those of a bungling burglar missing for more than 15 years, police said on Wednesday.
The remains of Calvin Wilson, 27, were found on Friday by masons renovating a building in the historic part of Natchez, Miss.
Wilson disappeared in 1985. At that time, there was a gift shop in the building, which dates from before the Civil War.
“His criminal record shows he was a burglar, so the suspicion is that he was crawling down the chimney to burglarize thebusiness at that period of time, became lodged and died, “Adams County Sheriff Tommy Ferrell said.
Ferrell, who said police identified the remains from a wallet found with them, speculated that breezes from a nearby river may have kept neighbors from noticing signs that a body was decomposing in the chimney.
“There is no suspicion of foul play,” Ferrell said.
what!!!1 that is freagin hilarious dude
Hilarious if it’s not your family involved. My first cousin (Kay Wilson) was Calvin’s mother. First, put yourself in her shoes and imagine going through one child’s death twice. Then, she had the unfortunate habit of listening to local talk radio, where Calvin’s story was ridiculed and hung out to dry. At 62 Kay had already lost two other of her seven children and was also in weakened health. She died March 9, 2001 - less than two months after Calvin’s body was found.