Actress Yvette Vickers found MUMMIFIED: AUTOPSY Report

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  • Rare Photos INSIDE the HOUSE where actress Yvette Vickers was living in squalor in Benedict Canyon. Her MUMMIFIED Body was found 6 months later. These are the results of her autopsy.
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  • @Nonayabizness360
    @Nonayabizness360 Рік тому +799

    Sad ending for a beautiful lady. My neighbor offed himself because he was so far behind on his bills. We noticed that his car had not moved for three days and he had a beautiful German Shepherd that hated everyone except a few of us neighbors ( like me) his brother had promised to take care of her if something ever happened to my neighbor and he lied and left her at the shelter so I went and picked her up and we had her for several years until her death. I hope my neighbor knew that we loved his dog and that they are together again. Always keep an eye on your neighbors and loved ones.

    • @marigold7250
      @marigold7250 Рік тому +127

      So nice of you to care for his dog. It's people like you that make this world worth living in.

    • @tonyascarlett2413
      @tonyascarlett2413 Рік тому +80

      He was lucky eo have neighbors like you. Anyone would. Thank you for making his dog a part of your family. Merry Christmas, and God bless you and yours.😊

    • @WestieRescueMom
      @WestieRescueMom Рік тому +67

      Wonderful of you to take the dog! The dog certainly knew that you saved her and rescued her from the shelter (a scary place, for sure!).

    • @SHERRY0010
      @SHERRY0010 Рік тому +53

      If only there were more caring people on this planet like yourself … it would be a wonderful place . Thank you for having a big heart ♥️

    • @sandijohnson2216
      @sandijohnson2216 Рік тому +50

      What a beautiful thing for you to do. Poor dog had trauma of losing his owner/father then abandoned. I am sure the man knew what you had done for his dog. ❤❤❤

  • @ShiksaWithChutzpah1
    @ShiksaWithChutzpah1 Рік тому +264

    I've read accounts of people who were friendly with her and kept in touch with her. They said she was a very sweet, lovely person with a great sense of humor but towards the end she got very paranoid and cut off contact with all her friends. A very very sad story.

    • @shirleypena4133
      @shirleypena4133 Рік тому +25

      @ShiksaWithChutzpah1 If someone truly cares about the welfare of a friend, they WILL find a way to stay in contact with that person.

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf Рік тому

      Not if they tell you not too. @@shirleypena4133

    • @TPWK216
      @TPWK216 Рік тому +20

      Its very tragic and sad. Every person deserve a friend 😢 may she rest piecefully 💐

    • @ShiksaWithChutzpah1
      @ShiksaWithChutzpah1 Рік тому

      @@shirleypena4133 They would call her number and she either wouldn't answer or they would find the number was changed or disconnected. I can't remember if she had e-mail or not. There's only so many times you can call or email or write a friend and be ignored.

    • @desratlinda8639
      @desratlinda8639 Рік тому

      @@shirleypena4133 (Not if that person doesn't want them to)

  • @spitfirepam
    @spitfirepam Рік тому +140

    The way she ended up is exactly the reason I call my mom every day since my dad died 11 years ago. We check in, I know she is okay, and all is well. I have her next door neighbor's number, and they have a key to her house, so if I am ever concerned, I can ask them to pop over and check on her. This will not happen to my mom!

    • @amusedBYfools
      @amusedBYfools Рік тому +11

      You & your mom are truly blessed. Connections like yours are all that matters.

    • @wendyhart134
      @wendyhart134 Рік тому +11

      I wish you were my daughter. I don't believe anyone would know if I died. I would not be found for months. You are a good daughter!

    • @seltonk5136
      @seltonk5136 Рік тому +1

      Yvette was in Arthur 2 on the rocks starring Dudley Roger Moore, she said that you get there at noon and then we will be there around the barn of Glen Tennis from "Grum"

    • @joshx022
      @joshx022 11 місяців тому +1

      I hear that. The minute my marriage failed I moved me and my daughter in with my widowed elderly mother. Thankfully I did. Saved her life early last year. She's not getting out of here that easily..

    • @karlalong4541
      @karlalong4541 7 місяців тому +1

      I too called my Mom every day after my Father passed. If I didn't get an answer I went as fast as I could to her house, sometimes leaving work to do so. Fortunately, she was always ok. She did pass 16 years after my Father. I miss her every day.

  • @Franniiv3
    @Franniiv3 Рік тому +264

    Aw it's cool she won't be forgotten because of her belongings you have:) I'd be like 'Hmm where's my Yvette Vickers measuring tape, Thanks Yvette!'. This is one of those really sad stories that ramps up my fear of dying alone, like no one checked for her:( xo

    • @luislaplume8261
      @luislaplume8261 Рік тому +17

      It looks like she has been dead for at least 9 months.

    • @wisdomseeker3362
      @wisdomseeker3362 Рік тому +1

      ​@@luislaplume8261😢

    • @pauline9580
      @pauline9580 Рік тому +25

      Yeah he went in her house and took them....yeah not cool 🙄🙄

    • @Franniiv3
      @Franniiv3 Рік тому +19

      @@pauline9580 They would have been discarded otherwise, no one would have kept any of that stuff and it would have gone to Landfill. If she had any Family, nothing in her home was worth salvaging or selling.

    • @pauline9580
      @pauline9580 Рік тому +26

      @@Franniiv3 she had a brother and other distant relatives I believe....and who cares? It's robbing crap to show other people.. it's distasteful and that's my opinion.

  • @MrsJHarrington
    @MrsJHarrington Рік тому +39

    Very respectfully and tastefully done Scott, RIP Yvette Vickers.❤

  • @StrangeFacinations
    @StrangeFacinations Рік тому +154

    Thank you Scott. Yes, Benedict Canyon has had a lot of weird things happen. I remember a boy saying 'trust me' on Benedict Canyon. Never trust a boy who says Trust Me. She was very pretty and that laugh was great. Her walk down the stairs in a blue dress was something special. Rest in peace Yvette.

    • @TheeSnitch
      @TheeSnitch Рік тому +8

      Idk anything about Benedict canyon but when he said the words , I heard "ancient curse". No one should live there.

  • @suerobinson5260
    @suerobinson5260 Рік тому +192

    There was a 38 year old woman in London, Joyce Carol Vincent, who died unnoticed in her bedsit (studio apartment) for 3 years. It was only after her bills started piling up (she lived in council sponsored housing) and a constable came to her flat, to collect money. When they found her skeletal remains, the TV was still on, & there were Christmas presents she had been wrapping. No pathology tests could be done, due to the decomposition.
    Her story was made into a documentary, Dreams of a Life, in 2011. She was a beautiful woman, that had aspired to be a singer, & had a glamorous social circle. Another real mystery, how she fell through the cracks, & had such a tragic ending. 😢

    • @Tempe1962
      @Tempe1962 Рік тому +16

      That doesnt make sense.How can a tv still be on? If you dont pay your bill, the power is shut off.And uncollected mail would have raised alarm bells.I dont see how it is possible for a person to be dead for yrs and no one notices!

    • @dragonwithagirltattoo598
      @dragonwithagirltattoo598 Рік тому +16

      I remember hearing about that lady. How sad. Why didn’t anyone check in her for 3 years? She must’ve had friends or family if she was wrapping gifts when she died. Tragic.

    • @dragonwithagirltattoo598
      @dragonwithagirltattoo598 Рік тому +21

      @@Tempe1962it happens all of the time. I watch UA-cam channels about people who explore abandoned homes and sometimes the power is still on.

    • @brandiblandford8534
      @brandiblandford8534 Рік тому +12

      She literally became part of the couch she died on. There r pics of it floating around. Extremely sad. R. I. P.

    • @raindanse8466
      @raindanse8466 Рік тому +13

      @@Tempe1962: I saw a similar documentary and the lady had automatic payment. Yup, the tv was on. She had a decent bank account that did not deplete even after discovering her.

  • @donzteri
    @donzteri Рік тому +71

    One of my sisters-in-law was found like Yvette. The neighbors noticed deliveries stacking up next to the door of her condo. She was found on her bed, as if she was trying to reach for her medication and probably suffered a heart attack. The neighbors also noticed a foul odor coming from her condo as well.

    • @HardCold-Alquan
      @HardCold-Alquan Рік тому +4

      I noticed a very strong odor coming from a former neighbor - who was not even there a year. I thought that they were taking quite some time to throw bad meat out! I also saw what looked like eviction papers stuffed between the door handle. The smell went on for days. I was going through leaving, but I would bet what it was...

    • @amusedBYfools
      @amusedBYfools Рік тому +11

      Things like autopay, home delivery services, and social media really isolates people. I expect there to be ALOT more of this.
      Smell something, say something.

  • @donkeyboy585
    @donkeyboy585 Рік тому +47

    Caitlin Doughty (ask a mortician) did a video on her as well. Definitely worth a look. You got a mention I recall

  • @EYE_GOTCHA
    @EYE_GOTCHA Рік тому +66

    I never forgot seeing Yvette in “Attack of the 50-foot Woman” on TV when I was a child. I thought that she was so beautiful and exotic-looking in her figure-hugging striped dress. R.I.P., Yvette.

  • @rongreen2976
    @rongreen2976 Рік тому +11

    That old Playboy pic of Yvette lounging on the steps by her front door, and the more recent one of the same door is fascinating to me, too, because I love visiting old movie/TV locations to see what they look like now..

  • @NotUsedOften
    @NotUsedOften Рік тому +105

    Thank you for sharing. My husband’s uncle was a hoarder and died in the family home in 2015, he was gone a week, the neighbor contacted the police for a welfare check. It was one of the worse hoarding scenes according to the Fresno Fire Department. They had to knock a wall down to get to his remains.

    • @BongDonky
      @BongDonky Рік тому +13

      Sad story.

    • @poohbearsauntie
      @poohbearsauntie Рік тому +9

      Incredibly Sad.

    • @thegreencat9947
      @thegreencat9947 Рік тому +9

      Not hoarding...just unable to reach out. Someone should have been there to assist the man.

    • @elizabethmadron1336
      @elizabethmadron1336 Рік тому +20

      My uncle and grandmother were hoarders. I had to stay at my grand mother's for a month every summer. In Florida. My mother who was not a hoarder would get in fights with my grandmother over turning on the ac. She would also try to clean up the hoard. I got scolded for asking why Nannie would not clean her house. I was 6. I am also the truth teller in the family. I also did not have children because I was afraid it was genetic. It is! My brother shows tendencies. He never cleaned his room. It was disgusting.

    • @amusedBYfools
      @amusedBYfools Рік тому +4

      All that stuff.....for nothing.

  • @danideesh
    @danideesh Рік тому +33

    I remember hearing of Yvette Vickers, growing up. That’s such a shame what happened to her. She was very pretty when she was young. Once again, you did a great job on this story. Thanks so much for all you and Troy do. Much love to you, both.

  • @pwnUgood
    @pwnUgood Місяць тому +4

    I met Yvette Vickers at the 1995 Famous Monsters of Filmland convention in L.A. and she was quite bubbly, warm and friendly.

  • @ellenfagan4338
    @ellenfagan4338 Рік тому +44

    Fascinating for sure...haunting & tragic. & made more accessible & humane, as always, by your information & delivery. Thank you, Scott. Rest in peace, Yvette Vickers. So sorry your life wrapped up the way it did. 😔

  • @XWoodbineX
    @XWoodbineX Рік тому +93

    How sad. She was obviously a very private person and like it that way, but then that backfired in a serious case like this

    • @billgreen1861
      @billgreen1861 Рік тому +7

      Isn't it interesting that the last words in that 1991 movie clip describes her own end ⁉️

    • @thegreencat9947
      @thegreencat9947 Рік тому +12

      It can...when you reach a certain age...everyday things can become overpowering.

    • @tyronejones7341
      @tyronejones7341 Рік тому +7

      I personally would never want to touch or come into contact with anything found in the dwelling of a dead/decomposed individual ever !!!!!!!!.

    • @torakfett3351
      @torakfett3351 Рік тому +7

      @@tyronejones7341chances are wherever you’ve lived, someone has died there. Soooo…
      Just because they didn’t decompose there doesn’t mean anything and those items don’t have decomposing material on them, they’re not contaminated by anything.
      She’s also not an evil, vengeful spirit looking to hunt people down for touching her measuring tape.
      So either way your argument is ridiculous.

  • @ssoozee
    @ssoozee 7 місяців тому +4

    You are the most interesting man EVER! Great video.

  • @SHERRY0010
    @SHERRY0010 Рік тому +74

    Very sad ending for Yvette .
    This is why it’s important to have someone you can trust checking up on you if you live alone . Widows and widowers sometimes end up like this . I had an aunt that no one could get along with , including her sister, my mom . She had her gall bladder removed . Complications developed from that surgery . She had a blood clot that went to her heart , killing her. Her landlord didn’t find the body for 5 weeks after she died . Terrible ….
    So if you’re the type that is like my deceased aunt , try to get along with at least another . Her landlord went over there only because the rent was over due by a week . And she had always paid her bills on time . My mom went to her own grave never forgiving herself with the difficulties she had with her sister . There were 7 siblings in her family . All 7 had remorse over this .

    • @debbiem9218
      @debbiem9218 Рік тому +14

      It is so sad that we never think of these things until it is too late to do anything about them. I am sorry to hear of your mom and her siblings. I've just started to get along with my twin sister after we lost our younger sister to cancer in 2020. I always have a fear of dying alone and not being found. Hopefully someone will check on me and others out there that feel like I do.

    • @SHERRY0010
      @SHERRY0010 Рік тому +3

      @@debbiem9218my heartfelt condolences to you and your family on your loss . Your sister and you are now there for one another . I’m sure your sister knows this , and is resting in peace knowing this .
      My mom, herself died with a lot of regrets . I live my life now , doing things that I’ll never regret .

    • @debbiem9218
      @debbiem9218 Рік тому +4

      @@SHERRY0010 That's a great idea Sherry to do things now that you won't regret. It's never to late to make amends or make up for what you didn't do, in my opinion. We can't undo the past but just move forward and it looks like you and are are on the right path! Thumbs up

    • @SHERRY0010
      @SHERRY0010 Рік тому

      @@debbiem9218 Thank you 😊 . Hope you are doing what you want to do as well .

    • @Cindi644
      @Cindi644 Рік тому +1

      I am very sorry for your loss.. You and your family are in my prayers 💖🙏

  • @rongenung
    @rongenung Рік тому +25

    I remember Yvette Vickers from the movie "Hud." She played "Mrs. Truman Peters," a married girlfriend of Hud Bannon (played by Paul Newman). She was on screen for just a few moments, but I do remember her. I'm very sad such a lovely lady had such a sad end.

  • @gorillabff1003
    @gorillabff1003 Рік тому +5

    Amazing info. I always wondered who the beautiful laughing blond lady on the phone in Sunset Boulevard was! Never realized that was Yvette Vickers. Thanks Scott from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦 🥰👋

  • @starlessmystery6429
    @starlessmystery6429 Рік тому +15

    I’m glad you take things. I can’t stand when people say they won’t take anything and then everything is demolished

  • @carolinew2161
    @carolinew2161 Рік тому +42

    If you didn't take her things it would have just gone in the bin. Loving your stories all the way from Australia! ❤

  • @Tracey..H
    @Tracey..H Рік тому +15

    Being old and alone is devestating. We should have much more programs to check up on the elderly. I’m getting there myself….

    • @faulltw
      @faulltw 10 днів тому +1

      That's what we need, a government agency in charge of checking on our elderly population. Increase taxes of course to pay for it and then sue them if they miss someone.

    • @Tracey..H
      @Tracey..H 10 днів тому +1

      @faulltw right on

  • @Gamble661
    @Gamble661 Рік тому +31

    It's sad how some people just fall through the cracks and end up dieing alone like that. I know someone who had substance abuse problems and ended up either alienating or pushing away everyone in his life. He died in his bed in his apartment and was there for almost a month before someone finally decided to check up on him. It happens more than we probably realize which really is sad.

    • @dariosandoval3608
      @dariosandoval3608 4 місяці тому

      When somebody withdrawn from her extended family and friends, they body are found months after their died.
      I heard about a 42 years old woman that lived in her home alone, she was single without children.
      She died from a brain aneurysm in 2008, but her body was discovered just days later in her home.

  • @alilindsay4304
    @alilindsay4304 Рік тому +13

    Very sad xx excellent work as always Scott ❤ much love!!

  • @ginaharden2111
    @ginaharden2111 Рік тому +59

    Hi, Scott! The condition of the house would have changed significantly from 2011 to 2023 having been abandoned. I would think someone would have bought it by now and replaced it with new construction. And, with rats having undisturbed access for 6 months with a deceased body, one can conclude that much of the missing and dislocated parts were consumed/moved by their activity. Poor lady.
    The bells are nice btw. OX

    • @DearlyDepartedTours
      @DearlyDepartedTours  Рік тому +31

      The house has been demolished and it looks like the lot is still empty. At least as of last August

    • @anneacquah4509
      @anneacquah4509 Рік тому +14

      The SMELL MUST OF BEEN. HORRIBLE..😮

    • @HardCold-Alquan
      @HardCold-Alquan Рік тому +2

      For some reason, the trees growing through the house looked scarier than the thought of webs, rats and mold.

  • @MrHubbmuscle
    @MrHubbmuscle Рік тому +12

    I cannot tell you how much I love your videos on Hollywood history! TY Scott!

  • @princenamor1939
    @princenamor1939 Рік тому +34

    Attack of the 50 Foot Woman has one of the best movie posters ever.

    • @tiggersboy
      @tiggersboy Рік тому +6

      And one of the most sought after and valuable. 😊

  • @tjp2109
    @tjp2109 Рік тому +26

    I remember thinking, that house is everything. What a beauty.
    What's strange is my grandparents had the same string of bells. When my grandmother passed I snatched the bells. They now adorn my front door and always will.

  • @jimgross4784
    @jimgross4784 Рік тому +10

    great video, Scott! awesome that you got some stuff, that way every time you look at it, tell her story, or hear her bells jingle, Yvette continues to live on.

    • @Janster59
      @Janster59 Рік тому +2

      I love the bell story I took the bell that used to ring in my old place of employment...the store was sold

  • @goneracin9
    @goneracin9 Рік тому +62

    Scott, Did you ever end up writing a book about the curse of Benedict Canyon? I'd love to read one about that. I love your channel.

    • @rachelsill79
      @rachelsill79 Рік тому

      ​@@susanstarling7543deceased people don't have property Einstein you can't take it with you

    • @sandijohnson2216
      @sandijohnson2216 Рік тому +15

      @@susanstarling7543 She was an actress and all actors would like to have been remembered. I feel she would be happy that Scott has respectfully taken her things to display them so people would remember her. I never heard of her but because of Scott, now I know.

    • @MsCNail-fe1sj
      @MsCNail-fe1sj Рік тому +16

      @@susanstarling7543 Why as he said they destroyed the home no one was coming for her stuff. I am happy someone has a few remnants.

    • @csfan65
      @csfan65 9 місяців тому +4

      Have you read Weird Scenes- Inside The Canyon by David McGowan? It's about Laurel Canyon, not Benedict Canyon. Those canyons were all basically the same BITD. A lot of really weird things were going on back in the 60s.

  • @mj6962
    @mj6962 Рік тому +6

    Yikes. Very disturbing and gruesome!

  • @emilien.
    @emilien. Рік тому +7

    Very interesting video. @17:00 approximately: As you were searching for the word(s) describing what the inside of Miss Vickers' house looked like and just before you uttered that very word, I thought "desolate". How synchronistic. I have and have had people in my life who might end up like this. I deeply believe in an afterlife and can only hope that Yvette is settled, comforted and knows that she is loved.

  • @rosecardella1540
    @rosecardella1540 Рік тому +32

    This is so sad😢 never heard of her, nobody should go that way.

    • @chriscourson2824
      @chriscourson2824 Рік тому +2

      I agree

    • @Idontplaytryme
      @Idontplaytryme Рік тому +2

      This one touched my heart poor lady❤I’m curious how old she would’ve been in 2011. Did she have pets? Dear lord what did the upstairs look like. It seems as though she had a heart attack

    • @megadevilkitty777
      @megadevilkitty777 Рік тому +2

      Probably died in her sleep

  • @minionofgozer7414
    @minionofgozer7414 Рік тому +30

    There is a semi-famous case of someone in London UK who died in very similar circumstances BUT she wasn't found for several years before anyone noticed. Her bills were being paid automatically, she was distant from family and neighbours as well. It can happen to anyone anywhere 🤷‍♂️

    • @madhonib
      @madhonib Рік тому +2

      There was an odd show about this one.
      It was really sad they were simply forgotten.
      They went undiscovered for years!
      It was like stepping back in time.

  • @leetherockjohnson5376
    @leetherockjohnson5376 Рік тому +7

    Once again another superb vlog 👌. Your absolutely right Scott, it was very interesting to learn about and seeing the inside of the house just made the vlog more fascinating.

  • @crabstick250
    @crabstick250 Рік тому +8

    Susan Savage is an actor as well. Poor Yvette. She was in some campy cheesy horror flicks, but she was memorable! Thank you for being respectful. I am glad you got some items!

  • @lorihoffman4281
    @lorihoffman4281 Рік тому +7

    Great video, Scott! A sad story indeed, but it was her wishes to live (and pass on) unbothered. I'm glad you got some momentos to remember her by, especially the bells! Thanks for all you do.

  • @debbiejones3911
    @debbiejones3911 Рік тому +21

    She was very beautiful when she was young. I thought her house was kind of cool. I liked her chandelier. She probably died of heart disease. It was good of her neighbor to try to find out if she was ok. I hope you have her bells out somewhere because remember Scott, whenever a bell rings an angel gets it wings.

  • @leesashriber5097
    @leesashriber5097 Рік тому +17

    I'm glad you were able to keep some things from her home. I'm not familiar with her but I can definitely say decomposed bodies are definitely hard to put a TOD on. Thanks Scott!!😊

  • @leikilimaile2565
    @leikilimaile2565 6 місяців тому +1

    you have a great show really appreciate the history you share and respectfully so.

  • @RandyWaage
    @RandyWaage Рік тому +12

    Another great video Scott... fame is fleeting. There are so many actresses you see in cool, obscure or B movies that you go... whatever happened to him or her. Sometimes the stories are wild or really odd... this is one of those.

  • @ambermchugh9381
    @ambermchugh9381 Рік тому +18

    I'm also sad for that poor little house, had so much personality and could've been awesome

  • @elbestia106
    @elbestia106 Рік тому +5

    My favorite story teller on UA-cam. Thanks, Scott Michaels!!!

  • @edwardaustin740
    @edwardaustin740 Рік тому +7

    Thanks Scott for another awesome video I appreciate what you do for us.

  • @felixmadison5736
    @felixmadison5736 Рік тому +25

    I'm 74 years-old and I remember Ms. Vickers well. I didn't know she had passed away, and wondered why she kind of 'disappeared' from the public eye.

  • @patriciabrackett4402
    @patriciabrackett4402 Рік тому +2

    Wow it's amazing that she laid there for so long and nobody knew that she was missing but I do understand that she was kind of a recluse I don't think I've ever heard of anybody that decomposed unbelievable thank you so much for sharing I just recently joined your channel and I am enjoying it I was in the nursing profession for 40 years and it's entertaining to me and knowledgeable to hear what you have share

  • @icegiant1000
    @icegiant1000 Рік тому +3

    That picture of her from playboy, on the stone stairs, with the modern day picture of those stairs... wow. Little did she know how long she would live there. Just imagine over the years, her climbing those stairs, going in and out of that SAME DOOR, and thinking about the day she had her photos taken, how she was a hot young thing, and now... rotting on the floor. Age is cruel. Sorry Ms. Yvette, that life didn't have a little more to offer you.

  • @conniephillips8217
    @conniephillips8217 Рік тому +1

    Scott, you did such a great job in handling the information. Well this video handles a lot of tough information and details, you are very respectful of the situation. You did a great!!

  • @debbiem9218
    @debbiem9218 Рік тому +65

    Thank you Scott for bringing to light this very sad story. It is just hard to believe that at one time she had a lot and when she passed she was living in little more than a shed. Perhaps she was happy that way though, but no one should ever have to live like this. May she rest in peace.

    • @gussygatlin3093
      @gussygatlin3093 Рік тому +5

      She probably never thought her life would go down the way it did.... People get older & they DO change. Then stuff like this happens.
      I'm assuming she didn't have children.

    • @shirleypena4133
      @shirleypena4133 Рік тому +3

      @debbiem9218 I'm told the house was cluttered at the time of her death, but it was anything but a "shed." It's currently valued at $586,522.

    • @genericamerican7574
      @genericamerican7574 Рік тому +2

      @@shirleypena4133 for an empty lot? Crazy.

    • @generalzod7959
      @generalzod7959 Рік тому +5

      @@genericamerican7574 yes, it's california pricing.

    • @LeeTheVet
      @LeeTheVet Рік тому

      @@genericamerican7574 location, location, location. That's it. It's Benedict Canyon.

  • @cyndimanka
    @cyndimanka Рік тому +2

    A coworker described a similar situation to me that happened in our town. Many years ago somebody noticed the front of a house. The windows were covered in bugs just thick with bugs. Turns out a person had died in a chair, and exactly as you describe melted in the seat in the recliner and just dripped liquid to the floor and it even wet through the floor. This is what happens to a body it liquefies.

  • @moonchildluvsbobcrane
    @moonchildluvsbobcrane Рік тому +24

    Such a sad demise, but cool that you got to see her house and take some things to remember her by.

  • @susiepittman601
    @susiepittman601 Рік тому +5

    Great video, as always. Thank you.

  • @Zahnclassof95
    @Zahnclassof95 Рік тому +36

    I never heard of her .But i am glad someone had a good instinct to check the house out .god knows how long her body was there 😢 how sad .Thank you Scott for mentioning a more less unfamiliar face .rip Yvette Vickers

    • @David-vt3hn
      @David-vt3hn Рік тому +6

      Her home was as dilapidated and uncared for us she was. Whew! What a way to go. Nobody even bothered to stop by her home or call her for months at a time.
      If I could ask you to pray for me to not end up like that would you do it?

  • @alextheis1123
    @alextheis1123 Рік тому +2

    I’ve been reading your website for years. Love your work. Great video!

  • @TheMimis11
    @TheMimis11 Рік тому +3

    You have very pleasant voice to listen to. 😊

  • @holeighg9237
    @holeighg9237 Рік тому +2

    "Literally!" Great video, Scott! That place would've been so cool had it been kept up. Looks like it's still an empty lot, whomever tore it down still owns it.

  • @susanpfeil8643
    @susanpfeil8643 Рік тому +6

    Thank you Scott for a most fascinating video. I was glued to this story when she was found. Her home was once an amazing house. I'm sad for her that she went the way she did.

  • @spaceghost_1
    @spaceghost_1 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I found it fascinating

  • @Dave_Boyer
    @Dave_Boyer Рік тому +15

    It’s crazy when you think about it, but I’ve done work in a couple houses where people had died, and laid there for awhile before being found. One house had a fairly good silhouette of a body, stained into the hardwood floor.

  • @kristinasportal
    @kristinasportal Рік тому +3

    Thank you. I learned new things about a person this morning
    Blessed be.

  • @UncleHerniation1
    @UncleHerniation1 Рік тому +3

    Scott, thank you for this fascinating posting. I have been a huge fan ever since we took one of your Dearly Departed tours several years ago. As a retired Pathologist, I wanted to say that your attention to detail is meticulous.

  • @peace-yv4qd
    @peace-yv4qd Рік тому +2

    A sad story made even sadder by the fact she wasn't discovered for so long. I live alone, and one of my greatest fears should I pass is not being discovered for weeks or even months. My children pretty much don't speak to me and I seldom interact with people. However I think my neighbors would notice if I were not around.

  • @mistersurrealist
    @mistersurrealist Рік тому +19

    OMG that is such a devastatingly sad tale.

  • @natalieangelo54
    @natalieangelo54 Рік тому +5

    😢GOOD GOD!!! 😮WHAT A SAD DEMISE , great story Scott

  • @sherisworld8552
    @sherisworld8552 Рік тому +27

    It is sad that she laid there alone for so long, but going with the house she loved probably is how she wanted it. Our body returns to the earth unless cremated at some point.I just hope she went quickly and didn't lay there suffering before passing.

    • @David-vt3hn
      @David-vt3hn Рік тому +5

      Please pray for me and tell me that I do not have to end up like her. As it turns out, her home was as dilapidated and as uncared for as much as she was.
      Whew! What a way to go!

  • @denisemezynski8014
    @denisemezynski8014 Рік тому +7

    Ive heard of so many stories like this .....Heart breaking💔 Always check on friends, family and Neighbors❤

  • @Victor-gi3dy
    @Victor-gi3dy Рік тому +9

    I got to meet her once @ a fan convention in Baltimore such a nice lady RIP 😢😢😢

  • @adrianlee3497
    @adrianlee3497 9 місяців тому +2

    I just saw an interview with Yvette yesterday here on UA-cam. Admittedly, I only knew her from a Roger Corman movie that Yvette did in 1959, that showed up in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Evidently she did work for animal rights and the homeless. None of us are here permanently. 😢

  • @kennytompkins9671
    @kennytompkins9671 Рік тому +4

    Keep these videos coming Scott I love them and very interesting.

  • @josephbaumann292
    @josephbaumann292 Рік тому +1

    I have heard of her but didn't know the circumstances of her death. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @notmycircusnotmyclown
    @notmycircusnotmyclown Рік тому +56

    Yet another fantastic video, Scott! I think it's wonderful that you grabbed her stuff because she'll be honored and remembered rather than having what remained of her memory somewhere in a landfill.

    • @60toodles
      @60toodles Рік тому +8

      good that he stole stuff from a dead womans house? It isn't only illegal and theft it is immoral

    • @notmycircusnotmyclown
      @notmycircusnotmyclown Рік тому +15

      @@60toodles Yes it's very good that Yvette didn't die in vain and is being remembered with tokens of her on display. Should we also call it immoral and shame other history museums that have taken artifacts of the deceased as well? There is nothing wrong with it.

    • @suemcnellis6107
      @suemcnellis6107 Рік тому +12

      @@60toodlesI don’t think her brother probably cared or he would have taken it when they removed all the furniture

    • @poohbearsauntie
      @poohbearsauntie Рік тому +3

      @@60toodles~ Are You Having A Bad Day, Dear?

    • @poohbearsauntie
      @poohbearsauntie Рік тому +2

      @@suemcnellis6107~ Exactly.

  • @Bwill44
    @Bwill44 Рік тому +2

    Super interesting! Thanks for the video!

  • @cinegoth4144
    @cinegoth4144 Рік тому +14

    My Uncle was found in the home after a week after suffering a fatal heart attack. My Dad called him multiple times, but left it alone because my Uncle was a very private individual and unfortunately, a hoarder. It wasn’t until my parents saw mail piling up and cobwebs on the box that they called the police. The police went through the back door to go inside and once the smell hit my parent’s noses, they knew he was gone. Thankfully, they didn’t see the body. They only provided an ID card to the officers because they had trouble IDing the body. The stove was on underneath a kettle because he was making tea. Being on for a week, the stove burned right into the metal of that kettle causing a big black spot. The kettle saved the house from burning down. I live there to this day. The home is now clean and modern. Despite the fact that he passed away inside, I feel it’s a wonderful home.
    The story of Yvette Vickers came up in my mind after the mailbox part. But thankfully he was found only a week later.

  • @ldhawthorne
    @ldhawthorne Рік тому +2

    One of your best videos Scott!

  • @karenshow1963
    @karenshow1963 Рік тому +3

    Poor woman, what a way to be found. Thanks for sharing this one Scott. x

  • @GESgeorgie69
    @GESgeorgie69 Рік тому +4

    Scott! always so interesting to listen to you talk about these people and places that are now gone. I remember Yvette Vickers, from the movie The attack of the 50 Foot Woman. Such a sad story.

  • @uptojoy
    @uptojoy Рік тому +1

    Always great videos Scott😊. Such an interesting ironic clip you added at the end. ✨

  • @MrEdWeirdoShow
    @MrEdWeirdoShow Рік тому +6

    Great report on the wonderful Yvette Vickers.
    Ironic that a star of spooky films ended up
    going away in such a spooky manner herself.

  • @arliegage1380
    @arliegage1380 Рік тому +1

    I like your channel and your narration. Thank you.

  • @NeonVacation
    @NeonVacation Рік тому +3

    Extremely fascinating, Scott. Can't wait until your museum is back up and running. Thanks for your hard work and great videos 👍

  • @trudideswarteTrudes
    @trudideswarteTrudes Рік тому

    Thank you again Scott for excellent research and content.

  • @channelserf8666
    @channelserf8666 Рік тому +8

    Sad to see the terrible conditions she was living in toward the end. Thank you Scott, I just got turned on to your podcast and am busy trying to catch up.(Just finished Batman) Hope to see your collection sometime.

  • @fanaticat1
    @fanaticat1 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for telling her story. I loved the way it was presented!

  • @JSB1882
    @JSB1882 Рік тому +22

    She was so beautiful. I can understand her privacy - she was in one of those classic cult films. She probably had some run ins with fans invading her privacy. People probably remember Jim Hutton, father of Timothy, but he had a long relationship with her until he died in 1979.

    • @ginaharden2111
      @ginaharden2111 Рік тому

      ...plus the Tate/LaBianca murders in '60/'70s probably scarred her with fear for decades.

    • @wobby1268
      @wobby1268 4 місяці тому

      Weren't she and Jim Hutton married?

  • @lovebuzz1979
    @lovebuzz1979 Рік тому +2

    Scott I love love your channel! Such fascinating topics.💕been a fan ever since I stumbled across Find A Death many moons ago.

  • @MRC11064
    @MRC11064 Рік тому +13

    When people become senior aged, their body moves less as time goes by. With her living by herself, she was not able to keep up with much in or around the house. It is also possible that she did not have money to hire people to do it for her. Maybe she was too paranoid to let people in or around her house to do the needed work.

  • @cynthiakluck-johnson5895
    @cynthiakluck-johnson5895 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Scott! I'm glad that there were some people that cared about her. I love your material! I'M GOING TO THAT MUSEUM someday...

  • @blazefairchild465
    @blazefairchild465 Рік тому +3

    Very interesting Scott , I hope you re open a business some day , even if it’s a tea or coffee shop with some of your cool artifacts on display.

  • @bruce9506
    @bruce9506 Рік тому +1

    Great Work Scott. Remember you with the tour days.

  • @ypcomchic
    @ypcomchic Рік тому +17

    Wow it says her weight was only 56 lbs. that’s all they were able to get of her. How sad! Rip

  • @inanymin369er
    @inanymin369er Рік тому +2

    Poor Woman...😮😢was very beautiful..shame to be found like that..bells? Well lets hope alot of departed get their wings.. lil kiss from Yvette😊

  • @jeremycarr9410
    @jeremycarr9410 Рік тому +5

    Sadly fascinating...I was very intrigued over the tragedy of it all......Great job Scott!

  • @breadandcircus1
    @breadandcircus1 Рік тому +13

    Rest in Peace, Ivette Vickers, may your soul find peace.

  • @melindacallaghan5367
    @melindacallaghan5367 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Scott! Her interior looked a lot like my old cottage in Northern CA, same paneling, cabinets, etc...ours was built in 1937.

  • @MarleyBu
    @MarleyBu Рік тому +6

    What a lovely quaint house. Shame it was demolished.

  • @AdamDonaldson7272
    @AdamDonaldson7272 Рік тому +1

    Sir, as always you amaze me, another awesome video Thank you

  • @73mail
    @73mail Рік тому +11

    Thanks Scott. At first I thought what a sad story, then I thought well, she lived how she wanted to, quiet and undisturbed. There was food in the house, so she hadn't starved. There had been drink, so she was doing exactly what she wanted. So god bless, hope she was happy.

  • @Meriale46
    @Meriale46 Рік тому +12

    Unfortunately, many elderly who live alone die and aren't found for days and sometimes weeks. It's so sad she didn't have anyone to check on her regularly. Once you reach a certain age and don't get out and exercise enough your muscles become too weak to really do much so I'm not shocked that her home went downhill. If she wouldn't allow anyone to visit and became paranoid it's not surprising she died alone and found in that state but it is truly sad and heartbreaking to think someone so lovely and full of life in her younger years died in such a manner.

  • @delatorture1633
    @delatorture1633 Рік тому +2

    Gone but never forgotten. Thank you for these videos