GA - Athens, wife finds husband's body in basement after he was missing for a month, 44yo Frank Perry Williams, 09 APR 2025

[iamshadow21]

I would not be surprised if she may have had a substance abuse and/or mental health issue. I say this because of the possible hoarding situation, the husband is abusing substances and because of her seemingly “off” affect and behavior both to his disappearance and to continuing to live in a home with what would have been obvious stench.

Lots of people lost their sense of smell or had it changed permanently due to COVID. Could explain why she smelt something, but obviously not at the level it must have been by the time she discovered his body.

MOO

 

[Gemmie]

I would not be surprised if she may have had a substance abuse and/or mental health issue. I say this because of the possible hoarding situation, the husband is abusing substances and because of her seemingly “off” affect and behavior both to his disappearance and to continuing to live in a home with what would have been obvious stench.

I don't recall hearing that there was a possible hoarding situation, and neither has Google, so don't think I missed it.

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact it was accidental and he was stanking up the house for about a month and she never sought out the source of the stench. Then just so happened to decide to take a bike into the basement, that must have been sitting in the yard longer than he'd be dead. Unless someone had borrowed their bike and returned it the day put it back in the basement, but I have doubts about that. Things just do not add up about this case IMO.

 

[vls12345]

I would not be surprised if she may have had a substance abuse and/or mental health issue. I say this because of the possible hoarding situation, the husband is abusing substances and because of her seemingly “off” affect and behavior both to his disappearance and to continuing to live in a home with what would have been obvious stench.

Lots of people lost their sense of smell or had it changed permanently due to COVID. Could explain why she smelt something, but obviously not at the level it must have been by the time she discovered his body.

MOO

I don't recall hearing that there was a possible hoarding situation, and neither has Google, so don't think I missed it.

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact it was accidental and he was stanking up the house for about a month and she never sought out the source of the stench. Then just so happened to decide to take a bike into the basement, that must have been sitting in the yard longer than he'd be dead. Unless someone had borrowed their bike and returned it the day put it back in the basement, but I have doubts about that. Things just do not add up about this case IMO.

I think the hoarding comments were based on photos of the outside of the house that were included in articles. Iirc.

I feel like it's entirely possible that @Angelcat13's & @iamshadow21's posts are likely true & contributed to the bizarre nature of this case. I've dealt with people with hoarding & depression issues & I can see the circumstances (of not discovering the body, not going in the basement to use the washer, not noticing a stench, etc.) as being quite likely.

As odd as this entire case is, I think it's just a case of weirdness that unfortunately ended in this man's accidental & bizarre death. And the delayed discovery of his remains.

Jmo.

 

[stonedgnome]

Hmmm, husband goes missing but she didn’t look around the house, including the basement early on? Just thought he’d left but without checking if he’s still in the house? Totally suspicious.

Maybe I am paranoid but if I am expecting to be alone in my house and have no proof of that expectation, I am checking the basement to make sure I don't get spooked later.