Man Found Hanged in Closet 8 Months After Going Missing

An Illinois coroner has confirmed that a man reported missing last April only to be found eight months later in a hideaway closet in his own house had committed suicide.

Richard Maedge, 53, disappeared on April 27 last year after phoning his wife, Jennifer, to tell her that he was leaving work early. She got home to find his Dodge Durango parked outside their house in Troy and his keys and wallet inside, but he was nowhere to be seen.

She immediately reported him missing but a police search of the house found nothing, as did a second search after she complained about a bad smell in the building.

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