Friday, April 29, 2005 |
WOMAN FOUND IN FREEZER DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES |
MADISON, Wis. --An elderly woman police found in the freezer of a man claiming to be her son appears to have died of natural causes, just as he claims according to preliminary autopsy reports released Wednesday.
Investigators found the body in a chest style freezer in the basement of the house 52 year old Philip Schuth, who shared with his mother, Edith ,in the town of Campbell after an all night standoff that ended there Saturday. Police surrounded the house, located on French Island near La Crosse after Schuth allegedly shot a man.
Body not positively identified.
Schuth told investigators his mother died naturally nearly five years ago, but put her in the freezer because he was afraid he'd be blamed for her death anbd he wanted to keep collecting her Social Security, according to documents filed in court this week.
The woman appears to have died from kidney and heart failure brought on by high blood pressure.
Investigators have not positively identified the body. Weissenberger said, but are working under the assumption it is Edith Schuth.
"We're going on ...what the son is telling us," Weissenberger said.
(Associated Press) |
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