An Antioch, California man was arrested this week after the decomposing bodies of his mother and his half-brother were discovered inside their home.
Investigators believe the bodies of the 65-year-old woman and her 39-year-old son had been decomposing in the bedroom of their home since August.
On Wednesday, police arrested 46-year-old Mark Taylor on murder charges. Earlier this year, the man and his half-brother were involved in a fight.
Neighbors reported smelling a foul odor in September but property managers thought nothing of it until this week.
“The odor was so bad, and then we thought there was a dead rodent or something happened inside my unit,” one said.
“It’s been a month already that we still smell it, so we thought it was going to be a big dead animal.”
Another neighbor said that the woman lived with her two sons in the apartment for years recalling her as friendly.
“She used to park her car here. She was cool, never seemed to be bothered about anybody.”
