Elderly loner Vincenzo Ricardo fell through the cracks in our country's ability to care for the elderly and infirm and came to the nation's attention in 2007, when he was found dead and semi-mummified, sitting in front of his television set. He had been there for longer than a year, and the set was still on.
Ricardo was a widower who had come to America from Italy. His house on Long Island was in a fairly secluded spot, and neighbors reported that he liked to keep to himself.
Ricardo's remains were found thanks to a beagle mix, Hazel, who ran off and led her master to the Ricardo house. When police were summoned to check out the house, they discovered Ricardo's corpse seated in his TV chair.
Ricardo, who died of natural causes, had suffered diabetes, impaired vision and psychological difficulties. He had one son, but the two were estranged.
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