Body found in San Jose hot tub

Mercury News-- Bayarea.com ^ | 052402 | Roxanne Stites

[let freedom sing]

A contractor hired to work on a hot tub in the back yard of an East San Jose home found a decomposed body floating face down under a tightly closed hardcover, police said.

The resident was in such disbelief that he poked the body with a shovel to make sure it wasn't part of a prank. Even more strange is how police officers think the body got there.

[let freedom sing]

Here's one for the stupid criminals file.

[ShadowAce]

Darwin Award nominee?

[mad puppy]

Absolutely.

[Lee'sGhost]

Damn, you beat me to it.

[Don Munn]

She was looking for her Gene Pool?

[Looper]

We can look forward to the lawsuit that her family will file against the homeowner. What's sad is that the case probably won't get thrown out.

[mad puppy]

You're gonna be in hot water if you don't knock it off.

[PsyOp]

Poetic justice.

[ClearCase_guy]

Washington DC police report that Gary Condit is not a suspect.

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But the threatening barking of two large dogs, along with a ``Beware'' sign, probably stopped officers from searching that yard, police said.

Will the deceased's family sue the city?

The resident of the Hobie Lane home hadn't used the hot tub for an extended period of time, officials said. Before the body was detected, he had used the cover as a shelf, stacking an animal carrier and yard items on it.

and sue the owner?

And one theory is that the woman hopped in the water to avoid detection and perhaps was trapped under the vinyl lid, which appeared to shut tightly.

and sue the hottub manufacturer?

[GSWarrior]

Yes, yes and yes!

[BlackbirdSST]

Looks like a new hot tub is in order. Blackbird.

[Phantom Lord]

Heres one for the stupid police files...

Water discoloration and the position of the body prevented police from confirming the victim was a woman, but that's the assumption, Deras said.

I assume that the body was quickly moved after photos were taken. Unless they are just leaving it there. If they are unable to tell the difference between a man and a women, they need to go join the DC police to have coworkers with matching skill and ability.

[let freedom sing]

Darwin Award nominee?

second that nomination.

[TADSLOS]

Bathed in her own stupidity...

[let freedom sing]

Looks like a new hot tub is in order

Why replace a working hot-tub?--who ever expected a hottub would deter crime?

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no visible sign of cajones exhibited by police

[Looper]

Good point. I'm clearly lacking as an ambulance chaser for not immediately spotting all the parties who had wronged this poor victim. Loser pays proposition, anyone?

[fatboy]

Abviously, legislation is needed to register hot tubs and the local police will need to issue permits. Let's call it "hot tub control". fatboy