Yvette Vickers Found Mummified in Home

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Former Playboy pinup and B-movie actress Yvette Vickers died at the age of 82. But it wasn't until a year later—last Wednesday—that her mummified body was found in her Beverly Hills home.

Neighbor Susan Savage found the Attack of the 50 Foot Woman star lying on the floor of an upstairs room, after pushing open a barricaded front gate, "scaling a hillside", climbing through a broken window and pushing through stacks of "clothes, junk mail and letters" to reach her, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Although Vickers generally kept to herself in the neighborhood, Savage decided to check on her after seeing cobwebs and old letters in her mailbox.

"The letters seemed untouched and were starting to yellow," Savage said. "I just had a bad feeling."

Vickers' body, which was lying on the floor that entire time, was so decomposed that it was unrecognizable.

"We've all been crying about this," Savage said. "Nobody should be left alone like that."

In spite of the circumstances, police suspect no sign of foul play, and the cause of death has yet to be determined by the Los Angeles county coroner's office.

During her career, Vickers starred in horror flicks like Attack of the Leeches and What's the Matter With Helen? and earned a bachelor's degree in theater arts from UCLA. She quickly rose to fame after playing Honey Parker, mistress of Allison Hayes (the titular giantess)' husband in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.

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Crazy stuff,how does this happen.

krudler

Thats mental, you'd wonder why nobody thought of looking for her before that.

mike65

Bit freaky and sad alright. She was a babelicious presence in her most famous film

the whole year inn

Stunner allright,hard to belive this went on for over a year.Are any of her movies any good?

Nolanger

Attack of the giant leeches and Hud are worth a look.

Kess73

Nolanger wrote: »

Attack of the giant leeches and Hud are worth a look.

Hud is a film I really like, but I would not regard it as a Yvette Vickers film as she has a very small part in it.

Sir Gallagher

Wow, that's incredibly sad.

Sad Professor

Poor Yvette. How her body was found and long it was lying there doesn't bother me, but rather the fact that she was obviously alone and living a reclusive life in her latter years.

dr gonzo

Very sad story alright, its hard to contemplate in a world so connected that a person could die in their home and no would notice for an entire year. You could be the biggest movie star in the world but if that kind of loneliness in your twilight years is ultimately your destiny then who wants it.