5. Man murders girlfriend , hides her body for two months
Thirty-five-year-old Erik Grumpelt of Arizona struck his girlfriend Raya several times in the abdomen after learning she had cheated on him.
He then hides her body for two months.
Her body was found by the police under several sheets and room fresheners.
6. Widower leaves corpse in bed for 5 months
In 2005, loving husband Howard Lewis, 68, kept his wife Elizabeth's death a secret from friends and neighbors.
He went on working at a shop in South Wales, and when asked, said she was "fine."
When police were finally called in after five months of no-sees, they found the body of Elizabeth, 79, still in the bed where she died, surrounded by air fresheners.
Friends speculated that Howard was in shock and denial.
7. Man lives with wife's dead body for 4 days
One Sunday night in Chennai in 2011, Parthasarathy argued with his wife, beat her soundly, and left the room. When he returned some time later, he found his wife Saraswathi, 28, hanging from the ceiling fan with a noose made of her sari. Rather than call for help, he cut her down himself, and she died soon after.
For the next four days, he kept his wife's body locked in the bedroom, slept in the hallway, and told his children (8 and 5) that their mom was sick.
Neighbors eventually called police to investigate the foul smell of her decomposition.
8. Man lives with wife's corpse after failed murder suicide
Early one week in 2010, Phoenix police got a bizarre call from a 56 year-old man who said he had shot his wife.
When they arrived at the house, they found the body of the 66 year-old woman in question, who had been shot with a handgun the Friday before.
They also noticed that the caller had shot himself in the face, but was still alive.
