Dead man's dangling legs greet couple
( 2004-01-05 10:19) (Agencies)
A New Mexico couple returned
home from a week-long vacation to find the legs of a dead man dangling from
their ceiling, police said.
The man was identified as Carl Smith, 81, and he was the former husband of
the woman who lived in the home, said Trish Ahrensfield, a spokeswoman for the
Albuquerque police.
"He was stuck in an air conditioner duct," Ahrensfield said, adding a cause
of death has not yet been determined.
Police said it appears the man was trying to break into the home from the
roof and died while attempting to get in through the air conditioner duct.
The couple, who were not identified, said their home was cold when they
returned on Tuesday and they went to the bathroom to see if the heater had been
shut off. When they looked up, they saw the legs hanging from the
ceiling.
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