The Kentucky man who is accused of hiding his mother’s dead body from police for approximately four months is also accused of stealing her retirement and social security money, according to court documents.
John Carroll, 56, was arrested Monday, Oct. 26, after investigators determined he kept his dead mother’s body inside his home for several months without telling anyone. He told a family member that his mother had died the week prior, but investigators determined that to be a lie, according to the Paintsville Police Department.
The family member called Paintsville E-911 and asked for a welfare check at Carroll’s home on Andrea Circle in Paintsville, which is what prompted the investigation. Court documents say Carroll’s mother, identified as Patty Carroll, was wrapped in a blanket and in a state of decomposition and mummification…