A Colorado couple lived alongside the rotting corpse of their three-way lover for greater than a 12 months and spent his Social Safety checks — as their tiny canine generally “chewed” his physique, in response to cops.
James Agnew, 55, and Suzanne Agnew, 57, of Lakeland, allegedly hid the stays of longtime ménage à trois companion James O’Neill, 64, below an air mattress at their rental in Lakeland after he died in December 2023, police mentioned in a jaw-dropping arrest affidavit.
Cops unearthed the twisted love triangle — and O’Neill’s decomposed corpse — throughout a welfare test on July 3, when O’Neill’s brother despatched them to the house to search for him, Lakewood Police mentioned.
After the ugly discovery, Suzanne allegedly advised cops she didn’t take away O’Neill’s physique or name authorities after he died as a result of she didn’t need to “give [him] up,” in response to the affidavit.
She allegedly additionally admitted to cops that she and her husband determined to cover O’Neill’s physique below an air mattress as a result of her chihuahuas had begun “chewing” on his physique, the police mentioned.
The couple allegedly used their useless lover’s checking account and Social Safety funds for months earlier than police discovered O’Neill’s physique, in response to cops.
Through the welfare test, James allegedly posed as O’Neill and insisted to police he wished nothing to do together with his household, in response to police.
The couple was arrested on 4 fees, together with theft and tampering with a corpse, however haven’t been charged in reference to O’Neill’s loss of life.
Suzanne advised police she believed O’Neill had died of an unspecified medical drawback as a result of he was ill, in response to cops.
O’Neill had been estranged from his household, however his brother wanted to get in touch with him to tell him he’d inherited some cash, in response to KUSA, which was first to report the story.
