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Decomposed Body Found in Florida Nursing Home Closet

Family demands answers after 71-year-old patient, missing for nearly two weeks, is discovered in a state of severe decomposition.

  • Elin Etienne, 71, was reported missing from North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on August 22.
  • His body was discovered in a closet at the facility on September 2, unrecognizable due to decomposition.
  • Family members learned of the discovery through an anonymous caller, not the nursing home staff.
  • The family struggles to get information from the facility, which has refused to comment on the incident.
  • North Miami Police are investigating the death, with foul play not yet ruled out.
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