美國一名婦人的屍體被藏雪櫃9年無人知,去年因丈夫中風住院才得以被發現,案件仍在調查中。
婦人屍體被藏家中雪櫃因丈夫中風住院才被發現
綜合外媒報導,美國加州聖地牙哥早前發生一起駭人的「雪櫃藏屍案」。一名婦人瑪莉(Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones)的屍體被發現藏在雪櫃中長達9年,直至去年丈夫哈克斯比(Robert Haxby)中風住院,此事才得以被揭發。
Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones' remains were discovered in a freezer at her San Diego home last December, nine years after she was last seen. Her husband, Robert Haxby, allegedly forced his friend Joseph Beneventin at gunpoint to help hide her body in the freezer. Haxby reportedly… pic.twitter.com/IrnB6gT42Z
— True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) December 22, 2024
警方推測婦人死亡長達9年
警方獲報後前往哈克斯比家中進行調查,並在一個靠牆的防水布下發現雪櫃,而瑪莉的屍體就被哈克斯比藏在其中。警方經過初步調查發現,瑪莉失蹤或死亡可能已經長達9年,判斷她當時約為72歲。由於身上並無明顯外傷,懷疑可能是自然原因死亡。
Margaret Haxby-Jones’ body was discovered in December 2023, nearly nine years after her husband, Robert Haxby, allegedly concealed her death in a freezer at their Allied Gardens home in San Diego. The body was found after Haxby suffered a stroke and a friend, reportedly coerced… pic.twitter.com/ozPJlH2mHx
— True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) December 21, 2024
警方因老翁病逝無法起訴或進行定罪
報導指出,哈克斯比於今年2月病逝,因此警方未能獲得足夠證據將他起訴或定罪。近期,居住在哈克斯比家中的朋友貝內文丁(Joseph Beneventin)透露稱,瑪莉是因肥胖和老年癡呆症而自然死亡,並稱自己曾在哈克斯比用槍威脅下,協助將瑪莉的屍體移入雪櫃。
朋友稱老翁為領取福利金而隱瞞死訊
貝內文丁指出,哈克斯比為了能繼續領取瑪莉的福利金,所以多年來一直隱瞞瑪莉的死訊。
老翁代表律師質疑朋友的說法
然而,哈克斯比的代表律師對貝內文丁的說法表示質疑,認為他多年來明明有機會報警,卻選擇一直免費住在哈克斯比家中,其舉動十分可疑。目前,案件仍在進一步調查中。
Although the autopsy report was inconclusive, the San Diego Police Department said detectives came to the conclusion that Haxby-Jones' husband, Robert Haxby, "unlawfully placed" her body in the freezer.
— ABC 10News San Diego (@10News) December 13, 2024
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