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<p>An autopsy report, released last week, has revealed the details behind the disappearance of an Illinois man. According to <a href="https://fox59.com/news/national-world/coroner-explains-how-wife-didnt-notice-body-of-illinois-man-in-home-for-months/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox 59</a>, the man was found eight months after his disappearance, in his home, by his wife.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Richard Maedge Was Reported Missing In April 2022</h3>
<p>According to the outlet, Richard Maedge&#8217;s wife Jennifer reported him missing on April 27, 2022. At the time, she told police that she last spoke to her 53-year-old husband the day before. She also said Maedge called her and said he was leaving work early. However, when she arrived at their home, she noticed her husband&#8217;s car was parked there. However, he could not be found.</p>
<p>Police reportedly searched the home for Maedge but found no trace of him.</p>
<p>Troy county’s chief deputy coroner, Kelly Rogers, told reporters that police described the Maedge residence as a &#8220;hoarder home.&#8221; Additionally, police only noticed a “sewer-like” odor while inside the residence.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Police Searched The Home For The Missing Man Twice</h3>
<p>Sometime later, Jennifer Maedge made another call to the police. This time, to report an odor in the home.</p>
<p>Authorities returned to the Maedge residence for a second time, and once again, did not find her husband&#8217;s remains. However, did note the same &#8220;sewer-like&#8221; smell in the residence.</p>
<p>Jennifer Maedge then contacted a plumber, who believed the odor inside the house was &#8220;sewer gas.&#8221; The plumber reported &#8220;placed a cap on one of the sewer pipes in the basement&#8221; and the odor was eliminated.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Maedge Discovered Her Husband&#8217;s Body In December 2022</h3>
<p>The mystery of Jennifer Maedge&#8217;s husband&#8217;s disappearance would come to an end on December 11, 2022 — almost eight months after he had gone missing.</p>
<p>Maedge told police that she had gone into a &#8220;concealed closet area&#8221; to get a tote containing Christmas decorations. It was there that Maedge discovered her husband&#8217;s deceased body.</p>
<blockquote><p>I decided to put the Christmas tree up, and I was looking for a tote of Christmas ornaments, and that’s when I discovered him.</p></blockquote>
<p>Maedge told the <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/troy-ill-man-was-missing-for-7-months-before-being-found-dead-in-his-house/article_ed0d2a48-8957-5f31-b5cd-0b5e00408235.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a> in December.</p>
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<p>In a phone interview with the outlet, Kelly Rogers explained that Richard Maedge&#8217;s body &#8220;had advanced beyond decomposition and was in a mummified state.&#8221;This reportedly occurs when the body&#8217;s fluids are &#8220;dried up,&#8221; or &#8220;removed from the skin.&#8221;</p>
<p>Additionally, Rogers explained that a &#8220;mummified&#8221; body may not have a strong odor, which is why its presence remained concealed inside the home, unbeknownst to Jennifer Maedge.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Richard Maedge&#8217;s Family Blamed Police For Their Failed Investigation</h3>
<p>According to a December interview with the <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/troy-ill-man-was-missing-for-7-months-before-being-found-dead-in-his-house/article_ed0d2a48-8957-5f31-b5cd-0b5e00408235.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a>, Richard Maedge&#8217;s sister Marilyn Toliver blamed the police for what she feels was a &#8220;shoddy investigation,&#8221; citing that authorities were called to the residence twice.</p>
<p>At the time, Jennifer Maedge maintained the police wouldn&#8217;t have known about the concealed closet. However, Toliver went to the Troy City Council meeting &#8220;to complain.&#8221;</p>
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<p>I need answers from the police chief. I need answers from the mayor. How is this even possible? Mistakes were made, and I want answers. If it means filing a complaint and going all the way to the governor, I will. I’m not going away&#8230;</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Richard Maedge&#8217;s Cause Of Death &; Autopsy Findings</h3>
<p>Furthermore, the autopsy ultimately revealed that Richard Maedge died by suicide. No foul play was reportedly involved in his death.</p>
<p>In December, Maedge&#8217;s son Austin Maedge told the <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/troy-ill-man-was-missing-for-7-months-before-being-found-dead-in-his-house/article_ed0d2a48-8957-5f31-b5cd-0b5e00408235.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a> that his father may have been depressed over a “family drama.”</p>
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