    ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION,  DECEASED WAS A HERMIT AND LIVED ALONE AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS.  ON OCTOBER 8, 1996 THE APARTMENT MANAGER WENT TO CHECK ON HER WELL BEINGS.   HE USED A PASSKEY TO UNLOCK THE DEADBOLT AND HAD TO FORCE ENTER THE CHAIN LOCK.   UPON DOING SO, THE DECEASED WAS FOUND EXPIRED IN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DECOMPOSITION.
       SHE HAD NO KNOWN MEDICAL HISTORY, HOWEVER, THE SCENE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HEAVY BEER DRINKING.  AN OCTOBER 1, 1996 NEWSPAPER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE RESIDENCE AND THE FOLLOWING DAY'S PAPER WAS STILL OUTSIDE.