Posted on 07/23/2019 7:04:12 PM PDT by thecodont
The body of an Iowa man missing for nearly 10 years was identified after being found in the supermarket he had previously worked at earlier this year.
The body was identified as Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada of Council Buffs, Iowa. His body was discovered in a No Frills supermarket on Jan. 24 as contractors were removing shelves and coolers. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation promptly began running autopsies to identify the body, which was completed Monday.
Murillo-Moncada, who was 25 years old at the time, was originally reported missing in November 2009, after he left his parents’ home very upset.
“It was a snowstorm at the time,” Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Brandon Danielson said. “He left with no shoes, no socks, no keys, no car.”
The day he disappeared, Murillo-Moncada was not scheduled to work and none of the employees reportedly saw him enter the store. However, managers told police it was fairly common for employees to come to the store on off days. Employees also revealed to police that the space above the coolers was commonly used for storage by the employees.
Investigators believe that Murillo-Moncada went to the store after leaving his parents’ home and was climbing the cooler to get to the top space. While climbing, he fell 12 feet into the 18-inch gap between the wall and cooler and was trapped. Investigators also claim that the noise from the freezer would have made it difficult for anyone to hear Murillo-Moncada if he had been yelling for help.
In the wake of the discovery, the missing person case on Murillo-Moncada has been closed and his death has been classified as an accident.
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Imagine the over time owed.
Sad.
Don’t leave home mad. Or if you do take your shoes. Maybe a parka.
And no one noticed the odor of a decaying body?
He wanted a No Frills funeral.
People don't anymore learn writing skills these days for comprehension.
No odd odor noticed? Commonly used for storage space?
The police dept. was obviously a no frills outfit, too.
Yes, they need to explain how he worked at the store 9 years after going missing and, evidently, dying.
Another journalist who cannot write. If he had worked at the supermarket earlier this year, how could he have been missing for nearly 10 years?
I heard this on the radio and it seems like an accident but they didn’t say what the cause of death was. Maybe someone killed him and hid his body behind the equipment. You would think that the body would stink to high heaven especially with people working in close proximity.
They speculate he was climbing up on top of the cooler and slipped into the crack and got stuck.
Comments following the article posted on SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-supermarket-worker-vanished-10-years-ago-He-14115933.php
note that there are some holes in the story.
It doesn’t make sense that if he left his house in a disoriented and agitated state, after having been prescribed psychiatric medication, that a family member didn’t follow him and bring him home.
It doesn’t make sense that his employer didn’t conduct a more thorough search of his store.
Note to self: if you are ever in Council Bluffs, don’t shop at this store.
My first thought as well...
Reason not stated why the business was closed down.
Such common odors could be why.
Clean up. aisle 7.
Behind the cooler …??
What a way to beat the heat …….
The cooler was identified as a missing Iowa man.
How strange.
I read first para - appears he died this year and 10 yrs ago
The article I read yesterday noted that employees would climb on top of the cooler when they wanted to ditch work for a while. If they were doing that how come no one noticed the smell?
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