Arkansas authorities said Monday that the mummified body of a missing elderly mom was located at her daughter’s Lincoln home ending months of search.
Gloria Pike, 72, vanished late last year with her daughter 54-year-old Geanee Pike claiming she was with an unknown friend.
Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies tried to conduct a search of Pike’s home but were not allowed to do.
It wasn’t until July 27, 2021, that surveillance footage from a Dollar General store caught Geanee using her missing mom’s check card to buy some items.
Authorities said that the suspect’s home was in “deplorable living conditions” and extremely filthy with buckets of feces and urine throughout the residence.
Geanee later admitted that her mom had died nearly a year ago from breast cancer and that she hid her death.
Gloria’s mummified body was discovered on a bed, wrapped in old newspapers and bedding.
The suspect was charged with financial identity fraud and abuse of a corpse and is being held without bond.
