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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A body was discovered in a foreclosed townhome on Thursday, authorities said.
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office said a woman was found in the passenger seat of a car in the garage.
The home on Cherie Down Lane is about one block from the beach.
According to deputies, a buyer went into the property with a flashlight and made the discovery.
"I just looked in the car and saw something unusual, something you don't like to see every day," said real estate investor Matthew Everly.
Detectives said the car in the garage belongs to Kathryn Norris who has owned the townhome since 1990, but it isn't clear if she was the woman in the car.
Everly said he had done an inspection of the exterior of the townhome before making the purchase but had never been inside until today.
Deputies said it will be tough to identify the body because of decomposition.
Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry or violence in the home.
A spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said authorities did receive a call in March to check on the well-being of the homeowner, but there was not enough cause to break into the home to check.
Everly said neighbors told him the owner had been missing since August 2009. Deputies said the owner, who property records list as Kathryn Norris, was never reported missing.
A neighbor, who wants to be identified as Edy, said they started to worry about the woman when she stopped paying her bills more than a year ago.
"We all had a feeling she was inside," said Edy. "They (bank) foreclosed and changed the locks and no one noticed, unbelievable."
According to foreclosure filings, the last payment received for the mortgage was in September of 2009. According to court documents, the legal group that was handling the foreclosure determined that Norris could not be found.
Documents said attempts had been made to locate her by through driving records, voter registration, the U.S. Postal Service and marriage records. The document also said that local hospitals and jails had been checked for any sign of Norris and that a person who tried to serve her papers at her home "confirmed" the residence was not occupied.
The car was hauled away with the body still inside for analysis. The body has not been identified.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A body was discovered in a foreclosed townhome on Thursday, authorities said.
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office said a woman was found in the passenger seat of a car in the garage.
The home on Cherie Down Lane is about one block from the beach.
According to deputies, a buyer went into the property with a flashlight and made the discovery.
"I just looked in the car and saw something unusual, something you don't like to see every day," said real estate investor Matthew Everly.
Detectives said the car in the garage belongs to Kathryn Norris who has owned the townhome since 1990, but it isn't clear if she was the woman in the car.
Everly said he had done an inspection of the exterior of the townhome before making the purchase but had never been inside until today.
Deputies said it will be tough to identify the body because of decomposition.
Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry or violence in the home.
A spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said authorities did receive a call in March to check on the well-being of the homeowner, but there was not enough cause to break into the home to check.
Everly said neighbors told him the owner had been missing since August 2009. Deputies said the owner, who property records list as Kathryn Norris, was never reported missing.
A neighbor, who wants to be identified as Edy, said they started to worry about the woman when she stopped paying her bills more than a year ago.
"We all had a feeling she was inside," said Edy. "They (bank) foreclosed and changed the locks and no one noticed, unbelievable."
According to foreclosure filings, the last payment received for the mortgage was in September of 2009. According to court documents, the legal group that was handling the foreclosure determined that Norris could not be found.
Documents said attempts had been made to locate her by through driving records, voter registration, the U.S. Postal Service and marriage records. The document also said that local hospitals and jails had been checked for any sign of Norris and that a person who tried to serve her papers at her home "confirmed" the residence was not occupied.
The car was hauled away with the body still inside for analysis. The body has not been identified.
