NC - Man's body found outside home, landscapers assumed it was a Halloween decoration - China Grove, Oct 2023

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‘We want answers’: Rowan County man’s body mistaken for Halloween prop; lawn mowed around him

A Rowan County family is upset after their loved one’s body was mistaken for a Halloween decoration and was left sitting for days.

www.qcnews.com

Robert Owens’ body was found in China Grove. The family discovered a lawncare worker mowed around his near-naked body, thinking it was a prop. A day later, someone else made the gruesome discovery.

“Don’t know how you can do that,” said Owens’ sister, Haley Shue. “Mow right beside someone and assume that they’re Halloween decorations at a house no one lives at.”

The last time the family saw Owens was October 1, a Sunday. It wasn’t until a week later that police found him down a long driveway off of Shue Road in China Grove. He had little clothing on and was face down in the grass outside a home that, family says, has been empty for quite some time.

 

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The body of a North Carolina man found at an abandoned log cabin was initially assumed to be a mannequin used by police, authorities said Tuesday.
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“However, the groundskeeper stated, he believed the body to be a fake dummy used for training by numerous law agencies on the property over the last few years and did not report it," said the police in their statement.

Another worker on the property notified police about the body on Oct. 10, authorities added.
Man's Body Found at Abandoned Home Was Mistaken for Mannequin: 'I Don’t Know How,' Says Mom

 

[Stunned]

I honestly can see this happening with all the realistic Halloween stuff and if the LE also used this place.

 

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Have there been any updates in this case?

 

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Have there been any updates in this case?

None that I could find.