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Joyce Vincent’s Newly Discovered Mystery After 3 Years

Dead 3 years and no one notices?

L. Small
The Crime Scene
5 min readMar 13, 2021

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Joyce Vincent

Joyce Vincent's name was in the spotlight in 2006. She was found dead in conditions that provoked many inquiries. Her body had been turned into a skull when it was found. Even from the reports, she died sitting in a chair facing the television, and her body sat there for almost three years.

Joyce Vincent's death remains a mystery. Although considered a normal death, but there is a discrepancy with the position of death.

Chronology of Joyce Vincent’s Discovery

A studio photograph of Joyce Vincent

Joyce Vincent was found in a Metropolitan Housing Trust apartment. Officers found her as having not paid the nearly £2,500 rent. The last attempt was conducted on January 25, 2006, after repeatedly not getting an answer. Officers tried to break down the door of Joyce’s apartment and saw the horrific scene.

A human’s body was already stiffened, and almost all of it had become a skull. The body was believed to be Joyce Vincent. She sat on a sofa in front of a lit television and a heater. Beside her have neatly wrapped Christmas presents and a shopping…

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