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<blockquote data-quote="Channahon" data-source="post: 428504" data-attributes="member: 7666"><p>You know I thought the same thing, so maybe the woman was in the medical field or an embalmer, who knows. </p><p> </p><p>Here's a follow up article.</p><p> </p><p><strong>No Foul Play In Case Of Bodies Found In Home</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #676767">EVANSTON, Ill (STNG) ― </span>Police do not believe the elderly woman found living in a north suburban home with three dead siblings was engaging in Social Security fraud, a police spokesman said Monday.</p><p></p><p>Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said there's currently no indication that Margaret Bernstorff, the 90-year-old woman living in a home with her siblings' remains, did not report their deaths in order to continue collecting their Social Security checks or other remuneration.</p><p></p><p>Evanston police Friday found the skeletal remains of Anita D. Bernstorff, born in 1910; Frank A. Bernstorff, born in 1920; and Elaine B. Bernstorff, born in 1916, in a home on the 1200 block of Judson Avenue.</p><p></p><p>Margaret Bernstorff has been moved out of the family home and into a senior care facility.</p><p></p><p>Guenther said Monday the scene has been cleared and the house, which was tidy on the outside but in complete disarray inside, has been boarded up. He said police are continuing to investigate but at this point aren't considering criminal charges.</p><p></p><p>The skeletons were examined Saturday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, but a full autopsy could not be done because of the bodies' state of decomposition, the official said.</p><p></p><p>Elaine B. Bernstorff had not been seen since the early 1980s, when she was believed to be in her 60s. Anita Bernstorff was last seen alive in May 2008 at age 98, and her brother Frank was last seen in April 2003 at age 83, according to the medical examiner's office.</p><p></p><p>Because their dates of death are unknown, officials don't know how old the three were when they died.</p><p></p><p>Police were called by a City of Evanston senior advocate who had an ongoing relationship with the woman, Guenther said.</p><p></p><p>Caroline Carlton, who lives across the street from the woman, said she last saw her neighbor passing out candy in the driveway on Halloween. Carlton said she had never been inside the house, but from outside it appeared well-maintained.</p><p></p><p>When Carlton moved in two years ago, she said she believed there were three people living there. She said recently she only saw the woman.</p><p></p><p>"She never ventured very far," Carlton said.</p><p></p><p>Another neighbor, who didn't want his name used, thought that perhaps the woman didn't know what to do when her siblings died.</p><p></p><p>"It could well be that she was not able to notify people or didn't quite understand," he said. "She isn't quite worldly."</p><p></p><p>(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2008. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channahon, post: 428504, member: 7666"] You know I thought the same thing, so maybe the woman was in the medical field or an embalmer, who knows. Here's a follow up article. [B]No Foul Play In Case Of Bodies Found In Home[/B] [COLOR=#676767]EVANSTON, Ill (STNG) ― [/COLOR]Police do not believe the elderly woman found living in a north suburban home with three dead siblings was engaging in Social Security fraud, a police spokesman said Monday. Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said there's currently no indication that Margaret Bernstorff, the 90-year-old woman living in a home with her siblings' remains, did not report their deaths in order to continue collecting their Social Security checks or other remuneration. Evanston police Friday found the skeletal remains of Anita D. Bernstorff, born in 1910; Frank A. Bernstorff, born in 1920; and Elaine B. Bernstorff, born in 1916, in a home on the 1200 block of Judson Avenue. Margaret Bernstorff has been moved out of the family home and into a senior care facility. Guenther said Monday the scene has been cleared and the house, which was tidy on the outside but in complete disarray inside, has been boarded up. He said police are continuing to investigate but at this point aren't considering criminal charges. The skeletons were examined Saturday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, but a full autopsy could not be done because of the bodies' state of decomposition, the official said. Elaine B. Bernstorff had not been seen since the early 1980s, when she was believed to be in her 60s. Anita Bernstorff was last seen alive in May 2008 at age 98, and her brother Frank was last seen in April 2003 at age 83, according to the medical examiner's office. Because their dates of death are unknown, officials don't know how old the three were when they died. Police were called by a City of Evanston senior advocate who had an ongoing relationship with the woman, Guenther said. Caroline Carlton, who lives across the street from the woman, said she last saw her neighbor passing out candy in the driveway on Halloween. Carlton said she had never been inside the house, but from outside it appeared well-maintained. When Carlton moved in two years ago, she said she believed there were three people living there. She said recently she only saw the woman. "She never ventured very far," Carlton said. Another neighbor, who didn't want his name used, thought that perhaps the woman didn't know what to do when her siblings died. "It could well be that she was not able to notify people or didn't quite understand," he said. "She isn't quite worldly." (Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2008. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) [/QUOTE]
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