FREDERICA, Del. - The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.
The 42-year-old woman used rope to hang herself across the street from some homes on a moderately busy road late Tuesday or early Wednesday, state police said.
The body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could be easily seen from passing vehicles.
Blech. When I was a kid, I used to see the "hanging" decorations in front of people's homes, and think "Gee, that could be a real person, and no one would know." This premise was actually used in the film Clownhouse, and probably several others that I can't think of offhand.
It's just a little surprising to me that no one clued in earlier. I mean, isn't it rather easy to tell the difference between a human body and a scarecrow? I realize it's Halloween-time, but still....
(Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to cross-post...)
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