Mother!
Posted on 10/31/2010 6:43:23 AM PDT by Palter
Though she had two master's degrees, she had filed for bankruptcy and was homeless when she was befriended by a real estate agent who let her sleep in a car. But after she died in the front seat, it was not reported to authorities.
The two women met last year at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley and were unlikely acquaintances. One was a Costa Mesa real estate agent, the other a homeless woman who frequented the park.
The real estate agent allowed the woman to sleep in her father's old sedan.
But sometime in the last 10 months, the homeless woman died in the car. And for reasons that Costa Mesa police are still trying to determine, the real estate agent decided not to report the woman's death to authorities. Detectives said she drove the car with the mummifying corpse covered with clothing in the passenger's seat. She used baking powder to reduce the smell.
Police discovered the body of Signe Margit, 59, last week when officers responded to a report of a car parked illegally on a Costa Mesa street. When they approached the vehicle, they were overpowered by a strong odor. When they looked inside, they spotted a leg underneath clothing in the front passenger seat.
Authorities are still trying to determine whether the real estate agent broke the law by not reporting the body. She has not been arrested, and officials declined to release her name.
But a portrait of Margit is slowing emerging.
Family members told detectives that Margit held two master's degrees. In 2001, she was issued a pre-intern teaching certificate for cross-cultural, language and academic development emphasis in California, according to records.
The certificate allowed her in-class teaching experience with children who had emotional problems and mild to moderate learning disabilities.
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Mother!
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“...Family members told detectives that Margit held two master’s degrees..”
That she would not look to her family for help or keep in touch with them tells me she had a screw loose, as do MOST homeless people.
It appears that both women had some mental problems. The real estate agent was still using the car with the corpse in it, no wonder she didn’t have any clients.
At least she used a box of baking soda.
“But a portrait of Margit is slowing emerging”.
...she had 2 Masters. The writer didn’t pass wood shop. Proof reading is always nice!
This economy really is killing people.
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“Detectives said she drove the car with the mummifying corpse covered with clothing in the passenger’s seat. She used baking powder to reduce the smell.”
Eeek
Poor woman. Is there a difference between emotional and mental problems?
Having advanced degrees does not necessarily translate into success in business or the working world.
The real question at issue is, did the dead woman still love her?
Drugs.
RW Assault wrote “Used car for sale. Cheap!”
No Declarations !
LOL !
‘...she had a screw loose, as do MOST homeless people.’
I don’t see the homeless woman as being the crazy person in this story.
Did she get a chance to vote early?
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