Thursday, September 27, 2007

Packrats

In 1947 a couple of compulsive hoarders named the Collyer brothers were found dead in their NYC home. Apparently the younger brother, Langley, fell victim to his own booby trap, which caused a huge pile of junk to fall on him and crush him to death. His brother, Homer, was blind and unfortunately depended on Langley for care. Sadly, Homer died of starvation after Langley's accident. To recover the bodies, tons of debris had to be removed from the home.

Why did Langly have booby traps set up, especially if his brother was blind and could've stumbled into one unawares? Maybe it was a ploy to get rid of Homer, but backfired.

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