Identical Twins Found Dead Sitting In Recliners After 2 Years

Tennessee police are investigating the
strange deaths of identical twin
brothers whose decomposing bodies were
found sitting in recliners in their
Chattanooga home over the weekend.
Neighbors told WRCB that they hadn’t
seen Anthony and Andrew Johnson, 63,
in about two years. They told the station
that they assumed the twins stayed
indoors because of their health, and
never suspected anything was wrong
since their home’s yard was kept and
mail was not overflowing from their
mailbox.
“I haven’t seen them in over a year and
a half. I thought maybe they’d been put
in a nursing home,” Barbara Owens, who
lives a few doors down, told the station.
In August 2011, a relative reportedly
came to check on the brothers but
couldn’t get in without a key. Police
wouldn’t force their way inside. Over the
weekend, a relative was able to gain
entry, and made the grisly discovery.
Chattanooga police estimate the date of
death to be sometime in early 2011,
based on the condition of the bodies
and receipts found in the house. Medical
examiners are working to determine an
exact date and cause of death.
Neighbors said the men had often
stayed indoors because they were
diabetics. WAAY reports that at this
time, police say there is no evidence of
foul play.