The Vivid Faces of the Vanished
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Missing 71-Year-Old Found Dead "Stuffed" In Closet of Nursing Home
Last week the family of 71-year-old Elin Etienne reported him missing from North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Miami, Florida.
On August 22, 2024, a representative from the facility contacted the family and told them Elin was missing, his niece, Kimberly, reported.
"We received a message from someone's personal phone that said we can't find him. So we called the nursing home and spoke to a nurse and they said he checked himself out," his niece, Kimberly Etienne, said. "When they said he checked himself out, we pleaded with them for the form to verify his signature. They refused. So we called the police to do a formal missing person’s report."
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According to Kimberly, the facility refused to allow the family to search their premises for Elin.
Elin was admitted to the rehabilitation facility in August 2024 after suffering a brain aneurysm.
On September 2, 2024, the family was notified that a body had been found in a closet “decomposed beyond recognition.” Although officials have not confirmed the body is Elin, the body was wearing a bracelet with his name on it and matching clothing.
“He was stuffed in a closet the last 12 days,” Kimberly told reporters. “The officer advised he was so decomposed that they couldn’t recognize him.
Elin was only supposed to be at the facility for 12 weeks for physical therapy and rehabilitation.