Missing person found wrapped in blanket, stuffed inside chimney
01/22/2024 5:01 pm PST
MACON, Ga. (TCD) -- Deputies recently found the decomposing body of a missing 43-year-old man wrapped in a blanket and stuffed inside a chimney of a home he was renting.
According to a Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release, Anthony Rumplik was last seen on Dec. 28, 2023, near the 2200 block of Courtland Avenue. His family said he suffered from schizophrenia and renal failure.
On Friday, Jan. 19, shortly after 9 p.m., Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to his home in the 1000 block of Courtland Avenue, and the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department was also called to help remove Rumplik's body from the chimney where he was found.
Earlier that day, Rumplik’s roommate observed a ladder against their house, climbed it, and noticed a blanket in the chimney, according to The Associated Press.
Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones reportedly said investigators determined Rumplik had been deceased for several weeks due to the condition of his remains.
Rumplik’s family had reportedly visited Macon from Ohio to find him recently. One of the victim's siblings said Rumplik had been homeless in Macon at one point and required hospitalization multiple times, The Associated Press reports.
His landlord reportedly noticed the door to the house was open, thought it was suspicious, and reported Rumplik missing.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an autopsy to determine his cause of death and positively identify him.
The investigation is ongoing.
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