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CORPSE CRIMES

DUCK COP

Nellie Sullivan, 91, disappeared without trace in North Carolina in 2020, despite a police investigation attempting to locate her. Her disappearance remained a mystery until 14 April this year, when a neighbour’s pet duck ran underneath a trailer at a property belonging to Sullivan’s granddaughter and its owners discovered a container with Sullivan’s body in it. Sergeant Mark Walker of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said: “Apparently,.

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