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Last month, a Milwaukee county employee walked into a house that had been repossessed because of a tax foreclosure and found a very disturbing sight: a dead body. It turned out to be the former home owner, David Carter, who had been in the dead in the house since 2007. Yikes. His body was "nearly skeletonized," and showed evidence of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Apparently, Carter, who would have turned 45 on the day his body was found, died in the home and no one noticed or thought to check on his whereabouts. He'd told friends he was moving to New Mexico; so people assumed he didn't live in the house anymore. Still, you'd think someone would inquire after him, but no. Eventually, the utilities were turned off after a neighbor noticed a broken pipe, and the mail was stopped because it was piling up. But nobody ever checked inside. Why would anyone do something simple like that? Silly! There wasn't even a mortgage company to come calling since Carter's mother had paid the house off; so it wasn't until the taxes grew to more than $30,000 that someone came by to see what was up, because $30,000 is the exact number, apparently, when people begin to give a shit. More »
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A San Francisco woman has a novel twist on the protests currently sweeping the nation — after being evicted, she's moving back in and "occupying" her own house. More »
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Beverly Davis' Georgia house was foreclosed on after she lost her job, but now she hopes to win it back when it's auctioned through her "Cornbread Career"; She's raising money by selling cornbread mixes and an e-book of recipes online. More »
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Sarah Silverman says that though she and Jimmy Kimmel "have it good," she's not looking to get hitched. "I don't want the government involved in our love," Silverman told People. She also added, "I might adopt, but we're going to wait. If you're going to have kids, you need to have time to give them undivided attention." • Steroid-happy former MLB star Jose Canseco had his California mansion foreclosed on. According to TMZ, "In an interview this week, Canseco blamed his financial woes on a couple of divorces and the fact that after taxes, he was really only living on $17 or $18 million." Oh that's all! I can't believe he had to give up his diamond-encrusted bidet. • Cannon/Carey nuptials: confirmed by Nick's family!! Relative Linda Cannon told Us, "Yes, we know. He called us and told us all about it. We are happy for him. If that is what he wants, then we are happy for him." Who wants to start the divorce poll? [People, TMZ, Us] More »
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