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Joyce Vincent - An English woman whose death went unnoticed for more than two years. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've always been curious who were the recipients of the gifts considering she cut herself off people. Maybe the gifts were just part of a coping mechanism ala Mark Hogancamp's Marwencol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Never heard of that - can you share a link?