An enduring neighborhood mystery was partially solved in 2007. The bones of Florence Bock, a woman in her 80s who lived at 3280 Perry Ave. were discovered in her home when workers were cleaning out the house for a new owner. For two years, her neighbors watched litter and mail pile up on her doorstep (though eventually the mailman stopped delivering there and sent her pension check back to the city coffers), and wondered what had happened to her. Several people had been by during that time, and found no sign of Ms. Bock, including representatives of the Police Department, Ms. Bock’s insurance agent, and the office of the public administrator, which handles properties with no apparent owner. But no one saw any sign of Ms. Bock until after the public administrator’s office sold the house, with the permission of the Bronx Surrogate Court.
Ms. Bock had relatives named in her will, but it’s unclear whether any of them tried to determine her whereabouts in the two years prior to the gruesome discovery.
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