The Chapala Ministerio Publico (MP) district’s attorney’s office reports an odd string of deaths among elderly foreign residents registered between May 31 and June 6.
Nearly all of the cases involved individuals who lived alone and, pending contrary autopsy results, appear to have expired due to natural causes. For several, disposal of the remains was complicated by a lack of information regarding the deceased’s next of kin and last wishes. In those situations MP agents turn to consular officials to help locate someone authorized to make an official identification, retrieve the corpse from the regional morgue in Ocotlan and take possession of personal property.
U.S. citizen Thomas Arthur Marcen was found dead is his Chapala apartment on Thursday, May 31. The apparent cause of death was a heart attack.
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