Woman Who Died While Watching TV Sat Unfound for 42 Years

[RJF]

Hedviga Golik made herself a cup of tea and sat down to watch some television in her home town of Zagreb, Croatia. Sadly, she died in her chair. This was in 1966. She was just found, 42 years later, in her time capsule mausoleum where she's been sitting ever since. She never finished her tea.

What's absurd is that she was in fact reported missing, but somehow no one ever checked her apartment, which leads me to believe no one checked anywhere. I mean, where else do you look for someone when they're missing? I don't understand it. Her neighbors apparently just assumed she moved out of her apartment, and she was finally found when the police broke in to figure out who owned the place.

A police spokesman said: "When officers went there, they said it was like stepping into a place frozen in time. The cup she had been drinking tea from was still on a table next to the chair she had been sitting in and the house was full of things no one had seen for decades. Nothing had been disturbed for decades, even though there were more than a few cobwebs in there."

Well, that's unsettling. [DailyRecord; img]

[IStop4NoMan]

hmm, wonder what the tea would look like. im sure it was pretty moldy n shit.

[just1pepsi]

sweet. thats how I wanna go out.

[revat619]

Nobody smelled the rancid odor of decaying flesh?

The fuck is wrong with people?

[SimpleS14]

That must have been a creepy sight.

[CrimsonRockett]

No smell?

Damn.

For some reason, this reminded me of the way this one guy died on rotten.com.

Apparantely, he made his own steam bath tub or something along those lines, the water boiled him to death.

When the cops tried to pull him out from the legs, the skin literally pealed away from his body...

Ugh, that shit was disturbing.

[stiizy]

^^ thats gross crimson...

But how do you go missing for 42 years and no one thinks to check your house???

[eastcoastS14]

im willing to bet her house was in the back woods somewhere or not directly next to her neighbors....but yeah that would be crazy shit to see

[allntrlundrgrnd]

i want and dont want to see pics

[exitspeed]

Nobody smelled the rancid odor of decaying flesh?

The fuck is wrong with people?

I dunno. I just imagine Croatia smelling like shit all the time.

[Matej]

Croatia is one of the nicest countries I've been to, Italy has nothing on it.

[ESmorz]

Croatia is one of the nicest countries I've been to, Italy has nothing on it.

Truth be told.

All the big cities in Italy smelled like shit. It kind of made the really cool stuff seem less cool, since it always smelled like someone just took a shit in front of me on a hot summers day.

[2Slow40]

I've seen too many movies.

If I stepped into a house like described in the article I'd say "fuck this, there is some axe toting psycho waiting in some closet here" and run out.

[azndoc]

Weird that they thought that she moved away but for 42 years they didn't wonder why they didn't have any new neighbors?

[status:one]

Bet she looked something like this when they found her.

http://www.the-low-carb-way.com/skeleton240x315.jpg

[powersteeringless180sx]

i want and dont want to see pics

same here... i'm curious but not really sure if i wanna see pics either.

[SimpleS14]

same here... i'm curious but not really sure if i wanna see pics either.

You never seen a mummified body in books or a museum? I'm not talking about the Egyptian ones or those wrapped up in sheets.

A frozen mummified body is scary because there eyes are still intact with skin that reminds me of goat hide. :eek3: I use to look at them all the time when I was a little kid (no I'm not twisted).



I'd post pics, but I'm not trying to give anyone nightmares or get pinked haha

[Dutchmalmiss]

There was no landlord banging on her door for rent? She lived in an apartment...

[exitspeed]

There was no landlord banging on her door for rent? She lived in an apartment...

That's what I was thinking...WTH.

[Dutchmalmiss]

That's what I was thinking...WTH.

Makes me want to move to Croatia and live there for free for 42 years. :cool:

[a_ahmed]

Bet she looked something like this when they found her.

http://www.the-low-carb-way.com/skeleton240x315.jpg



too much time on ur hands lol.

THat's whack, there were other stories like this in the US and rest of europe too... weird.

[spoolandslide]

so when mr. smith walked by everyday he never once thought
"i havent seen that old bitch step out of her apartment in years"

and the mailman, who had to come up with clever new was of stuffing more mail into one mailbox, never thought
"is this old bitch ever gonna take her godam mail?"

and all the people related to her and all the people that could possible come in contact with her ALL never even gave a shit?

[status:one]

too much time on ur hands lol.

THat's whack, there were other stories like this in the US and rest of europe too... weird.

lol... b/c I work at night. :bow:

[BustedS13]

pics or it wasn't awesome

[IIIXziuR]

Story makes no sense.

[40daws]

Hell, who has been paying the utility bill ?

[StaticX27]

The tea should have been well beyond evaporated by then... How do they know she never finished it? Tea leaves would have settled and withered to dust. About the only proof they might have is that there was a discolored ring around the tea cup, but even that isn't solid evidence IMO :P

42 years and no one found her by the smell, lack of presence, lack of paying bills, etc? Hell, if someone in the US doesn't pay a bill, there are collectors banging on the door every other day, phone ringing off the hook. I mean seriously, its not like someone can live off the radar so long as to never be found for 42 years. Something about this story isn't stirring the koolaid.

[Pink Slut]

Pics or it didnt happen!

[Thursday]

i wanna know how she got away with not paying rent for 42 year.


and no one does maintenence there or what?

[02BRB20]

i wanna know how she got away with not paying rent for 42 year.

and no one does maintenence there or what?


ever heard of the concept of owning property?

[ThatGuy]

Most times apartments are rented. Thus the reason everyone is expecting a landlord to have found her.

Next up, phone bill? It was 1966, she may not have even owned a telephone.

Other bills? Again it's 1966. It's not like they are gonna spam her email or call her. If a bill collector showed up on her doorstep, it's not like she's going to get up and answer the door. "Sorry, I won't be paying my bill this month, I'm dead."

Finally, it's not the US in 1966, it's Croatia.
Things were different back then.

"Neighbours were shocked by the discovery.

Jadranka Markic was nine when Hedviga "vanished".

She said: "I still remember her. She was a quiet woman who kept herself to herself but was polite. We all thought that she had just moved out and gone to live with relatives."

[Sil-Eighty SE-K]

yo i thought this was BS..... than i found this! direct from CNN!!!! it was 1973 (35 years) but still!

it said in the 70's that apts in croatia were state-owned and that her windows were open dimishing the smell....also no one ever reported her missing.....also she was lying in bed not ijn front of the TV.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/16/croatia.body.ap/

[Thursday]

ever heard of the concept of owning property?


uhm yeah usually people dont rent apartments.

so i have heard of owning property, have you heard of reading err?

next time do that before you decide to neg rep someone for such a stupid ass reason.

[Pank]

ever heard of the concept of owning property?

ever hear of the concept of taxes?

[S13Boosts]

I DEMAND PICS but ewwww crazy story tho...

[edtek]

i need to see pic of this and seriously someone should of know somthing was up!

[Matej]

Tivo killzz.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Croatia is one of the nicest countries I've been to, Italy has nothing on it.

Yah but theres no ethnic cleansing in Italy...:loco:

[fliprayzin240sx]

Most times apartments are rented. Thus the reason everyone is expecting a landlord to have found her.

Next up, phone bill? It was 1966, she may not have even owned a telephone.

Other bills? Again it's 1966. It's not like they are gonna spam her email or call her. If a bill collector showed up on her doorstep, it's not like she's going to get up and answer the door. "Sorry, I won't be paying my bill this month, I'm dead."

Finally, it's not the US in 1966, it's Croatia.
Things were different back then.

Plus 1966, isnt croatia still under russian control then?!?!

[muddafakka]

Plus 1966, isnt croatia still under russian control then?!?!

I don't think Croatia was ever a satellite state of the Soviet Union.

Anyways, very interesting story.

[Dirty Habit]

She probably owned the place.

You guys wonder how the mafia and other organized crime did so well overseas for so long? Other cultures are not fucking nosey or snitches like half the U.S...here if you park your car three feet from your property line on the stree you have the fucking neighbors breaking down the door callin the cops and shit. The culture in much of eastern europe is that of mind your own fucking business. No one wanted to talk to the cops or have them snoop around their shit. So what if no one was breaking down the old ladys to give her a fresh apple pie? The old bitch died watching tv drinking tea...most likely had a smile on her face when they found her.
Sorry. That was directed at no one. Ive been in angry mode all day.

[SexPanda]

Seriously, I wanna park my brand new car in my garage, step out, have a hear attack, and die.

50 years later, I wanna be found. My car would be in pristine condition, id be a cool ass pile of bones, and my house would be full of priceless antiques...


Hopefully I'd have a friend or family member knock on the door or something. They can have my shit.

[Marc240]

Payments on the appartment just stop coming??

[1slowS13]

that is really weird. did someone just decide to go into a random apartment and find her out?

[5t341tH]

The tea should have been well beyond evaporated by then... How do they know she never finished it? Tea leaves would have settled and withered to dust. About the only proof they might have is that there was a discolored ring around the tea cup, but even that isn't solid evidence IMO :P

42 years and no one found her by the smell, lack of presence, lack of paying bills, etc? Hell, if someone in the US doesn't pay a bill, there are collectors banging on the door every other day, phone ringing off the hook. I mean seriously, its not like someone can live off the radar so long as to never be found for 42 years. Something about this story isn't stirring the koolaid.
for real. the tea shoulda evaporated by then. or is my science all wrong

[just1pepsi]

Im pretty sure this is an urban legend, there are just too many holes in the story.

[SHIFT_*grind*]

"What kind of watch is that?" "It's a Swatch, it's called that because it's made in Switzerland." "Oh. Good thing it's not made in Croatia. 'Excuse me for being late, my Crotch is a little slooooowww...'"

[SW20Racer]

yo i thought this was BS..... than i found this! direct from CNN!!!! it was 1973 (35 years) but still!

it said in the 70's that apts in croatia were state-owned and that her windows were open dimishing the smell....also no one ever reported her missing.....also she was lying in bed not ijn front of the TV.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/16/croatia.body.ap/

HINT: THE THREAD COULD'VE STOPPED HERE.

[ZX88]

:ugh: interesting, however its hard to believe this if anything the body would have decayed not mumified unless she was drinking some special tea.

[mikey976]

not only were the windows open i was also a loft. so if its on the top floor people would just forget about it

[just1pepsi]

..and bugs/animals would smell it and come have a feast.
-Myth Busted-

[Antihero983]

i didnt realize croatia had programming back then that was to die for.......

[S13_Nightkid]

^^^they should make a slogan for that.

Croatia Television. Programming that you could just die for.

ok maybe that fails.

[drftmark]

If the windows were open wouldn't crows and shit come in and just eat her?

[njd07]

ever heard of the concept of owning property?

Ya but how did she get away without paying hydro, water, electricity, property taxes for 42 years :nono:

[dynamicck]

imagine if she owned her own house and did not do maintenance for 42 years. It would look like a jungle.
I doubt if she lived there, that she paid off the property in full.

whatever the case...rent free for 42 years!

[Yuri]

W T F ....
Residents of her loft building in downtown Zagreb had broken into Golik's flat after deciding that the apartment should belong to them, and not to her.