Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada vanished on a cold November night in 2009 after running away from home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The 25-year-old was known to have experienced hallucinations and had recently stopped his medication, worrying his parents.
He was found nearly a decade later in a chilling location: wedged in a gap behind refrigerators in the now-shuttered supermarket where he had worked. Workers clearing out the building stumbled upon his remains in 2019, but positive identification took months.
Investigators believe Murillo-Moncada climbed on top of the store’s coolers and slipped into the dangerous 18-inch space, where he became trapped. The loud hum of refrigerators masked any cries for help.
Stuck Behind Fridge For Ten Years 😨 pic.twitter.com/AAcxVd9xCq
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His passing was ruled accidental, and the case remains one of the most unusual discoveries of a missing person after years of searching.
