Information from her landlord
The landlord of the multi-unit apartment building, William Thompson, sat in his pickup truck in front of the building this morning. He said he was still trying to make sense of the tragedy, which he said twisted his heart even more when he heard the child was ripped from its mother.
“Yesterday was kind of a crazy day,” Mr. Thompson said. “And last night turned another whole direction.”
Mr. Thompson said he has had an ongoing dispute over trash with Ms. Haynes.
He said another tenant in the building called the Animal Rescue League Monday morning because the tenant was worried about Ms. Haynes' Chihuahua and her cat.
The landlord said the dog and cat are being cared for.
Mr. Thompson has owned the building for seven years and said Ms. Haynes moved into the building in the spring. Mr. Thompson said Ms. Haynes filled a shed in the backyard with trash, and stored trash inside and outside her apartment. He said dirty diapers littered the back stairs.
Mr. Thompson said Ms. Haynes had mental health problems, which he said he was sympathetic to, but he also had to protect his property. The trash was attracting mice to the building.
He said he had written to her to ask her to move on the first of the month.
On Monday, he decided to investigate an odor he thought was caused by more trash in her apartment.
Instead he found a horrific scene, one he can not get out of his head, a body. He immediately called police.
“I thought it was trash under a blanket,” Mr. Thompson said.
He said the walls between the apartments are thin, and the front gate squeaks loudly.
“No way had I thought she was murdered in the bedroom,” Mr. Thompson said. “There was no blood. It was weird - the blanket was wrapped much too tight.”
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