Police in Florida have launched an investigation after the body of a 93 year-old woman was found stuffed inside a freezer in her garage.
Officers discovered Marie Hoskins dead inside the freezer last week while responding to a welfare check at her home in Sebastian, about 90 miles southeast of Orlando.
Neighbors were concerned about not seeing Hoskins for an "extended period of time," the Sebastian Police Department said in a statement. Officers went to her home, but no one answered the door. Eventually, police got in touch with a family member who had a key and let them inside.
"Once inside, officers located a 64-year-old resident, who initially stated she hadn't seen her mother, Marie in some time. As officers checked the rest of the home in an attempt to locate Mrs. Hoskins to check her wellbeing, a deceased body was located inside a large freezer in the garage," police said.
Detectives returned to the home with a search warrant and recovered Hoskins' body along with "other evidence," police said.
A cause of death was not immediately released.
"Detectives are actively working with the Medical Examiner and the State Attorney's Office on this case as it is still active at this time," police said.
Hoskins' daughter voluntarily went to the police department for questioning. It's not clear if she is facing any criminal charges.
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