there is something seriously wrong here. I did some public record search at ancestry.com and while they are not always correct, what it shows is that Sam Barnard lived at 621 Hunter Ct, Virginia Beach throughout most, if not all, of the 1990's. I suspect it was a rental complex with 6 units as opposed to their being individual condo units as I tried to google the address and look for property values at places like trulia.com and zillow.com but they did not recognize the address.
so here is a long-time stable tenant who suddenly vanishes, leaving everything behind. as fate would have it he died of a heart attack in a restaurant one mile from his home IN THE SAME TOWN!!!
I know on another thread someone pointed out that tenants do often leave in the middle of the night to skip rent obligations, but this is not one of them. you'd think maybe someone might have called the cops to say, we've not seen a hide or a hair of Mr. Barnard in like a week and his car is still here. could someone check in to make sure he's ok? what do they call that in police jargon, a welfare check? (no reference to public assistance here) had they done so you'd think they would have found his wallet and some photo ID.
so when there is no rent payments made, the landlord files for eviction and when the tenant does not appear in court, they get a court order allowing dispossession and all his worldly belongings are dumped at the curb?
I'm happy the detective solved this one for Sam's family but in my humble opinion it NEVER should have gone past one month here under these circumstances.
