Kansas Couple Collects Retirement for 6 Years with a ‘Mummified’ Twist
In a startling case that has left authorities and the community in disbelief, a Kansas couple stands accused of perpetrating an elaborate fraud scheme involving the collection of retirement benefits on behalf of a deceased relative. Mike Carroll, the deceased, had his body concealed within his own home for an astonishing six years, while Lynn and Kirk Ritter allegedly continued to receive and spend his retirement funds.
The baffling series of events began when Kirk Ritter, Mike Carroll's son-in-law, alerted the Overland Park police of Carroll's death in 2022. However, upon further investigation, it was revealed that Carroll had passed away in 2016 at the age of 81. The digital records from Carroll's pacemaker provided crucial evidence, shedding light on the truth of his demise.
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