So he only got himself in more trouble, of course

I love stories like these. They illuminate darkly lit corners of the human condition, and demonstrate the infallibility of humans. Or something:

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (AP) — A man told
police he kept his mother’s corpse in a basement freezer for more than
four years while he collected her Social Security checks, authorities
said Monday. A body was found encased in ice, in a sitting position.

Philip

Schuth, 52, told police his elderly mother, Edith, died of natural

causes in August 2000, but that he didn’t tell anyone because he was

afraid police would blame him, according to documents filed in court

Monday.

He said his mother years beforehand was attacked by a cat

and her blood was on the walls in the house they shared, and he feared

police would think he killed her, according to the documents.

Police recovered a chest-type freezer in Schuth’s basement, and after chipping away at a block of ice, discovered a human knee.

Let’s see…attacked by a cat…blood on walls….stored in a freezer for over four years.

Gee.  Is a one-armed man around anywhere?