Police: Man let dead mother decomposeto get her government checks

news-journalonline.com ^ | April 21, 2006 | Staff Report

[RedBloodedAmerican]

DELAND — A man who is accused of allowing his mother's dead body to decompose inside her house so he could continue to cash her Social Security checks is being sought by DeLand police.

An arrest warrant was issued for Robert Eugene Bea, 50, after police discovered a woman's decomposed body inside the home at 411 West Voorhis Avenue in DeLand on March 24. Police believe the woman is Bea's mother, Veronica Bea, and that he was aware she had died but had not told anyone.

It is not clear how or when she died but police said there were no signs of trauma and that decomposition indicated she had been dead for "a significant period of time."

Police also discovered Robert Bea has been cashing her Social Security checks since October 2005 and that's why they charged him with an organized scheme to defraud.

Police are asking for the public's help in finding Robert Bea. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers of Volusia & Flagler Counties toll-free at 1-888-277-TIPS. The person could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

Was the guy in "psycho" receiving checks too ?

[American Quilter]

That is so sick. I hope they catch the creep and send him to jail for a long, long time.

[dead]

A man breaks into Beethoven's tomb, and finds his corpse up and sitting at a piano. The corpse is slowly erasing notes from a page of sheet music.

"Beethoven! What are you doing?" he asks.

"Decomposing."

[6SJ7]

But, but, was she still on the active voter rolls?

[highimpact]

It's not very often that you see the word "decompose" in a Freeper headline, so you must have been excited. I can tell you've been waiting a long time to post that joke.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

That was a rotten joke.

[whd23]

Monty Python's: Decomposing Composers
Beethoven's gone, but his music lives on,
And Mozart don't go shopping no more.
You'll never meet Liszt or Brahms again,
And Elgar doesn't answer the door.
Schubert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh,
Whilst composing a long symphony,
But one hundred and fifty years later,
There's very little of them left to see.

They're decomposing composers.
There's nothing much anyone can do.
You can still hear Beethoven,
But Beethoven cannot hear you.

Handel and Haydn and Rachmaninov
Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal,
But nowadays, no one will serve them,
And their gravy is left to congeal.

Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds
With their highly original sound.
The pianos they played are still working,
But they're both six feet underground.

They're decomposing composers.
There's less of them every year.
You can say what you like to Debussy,
But there's not much of him left to hear.

Claude Achille Debussy-- Died, 1918.
Christophe Willebald Gluck-- Died, 1787.
Carl Maria von Weber-- Not at all well, 1825. Died, 1826.
Giacomo Meyerbeer-- Still alive, 1863. Not still alive, 1864.
Modeste Mussorgsky-- 1880, going to parties. No fun anymore, 1881.
Johan Nepomuk Hummel-- Chatting away nineteen to the dozen with his mates down the pub every evening, 1836. 1837, nothing.

[RetiredArmy]

I bet you $$$ that this creep votes DEMOCRAT.

[mtbopfuyn]

He "let" her decomposed? I really don't think there's any other way around it once you're dead.

[geezerwheezer]

Did the rest of her mail go to the "dead letter section" of the post office?

[1rudeboy]

I suspect someone named "dead" has more such jokes.

[Thinkin' Gal]

So, what kind of housekeeping skills did Robert Eugene Bea, 50, have?

I wonder who tipped off police. Perhaps a suspicious cashier at the local five and dime thought it unusual that every other day, Mr. Bea purchased a roll of twine and a 500-count box of hanging air fresheners.

[Wiseghy]

Unfortunately, this does happen from time to time. In banking we used to encounter this every now and again with scumbag sons & relatives etc. exploiting elder, disabled dependents. This guy apparently didn't see a difference when she finally passed away.

It's worth keeping an eye out for this kind of stuff, and urging families to monitor those relatives caring for dependents with double signed accounts and open bookkeeping.

[mlc9852]

This seems to happen more often than you would think. I can't begin to understand living in a home with your dead relative. What would you say to guests?

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

I bet you $$$ that this creep votes DEMOCRAT.

BOTH of them, that is.