“Past owner passed away and what they what but WHAT AND WHAT.”

When realtor Nikki Snyder started renovating certainly one of her rental properties, she didn’t count on to uncover a chilling reminder of its previous. Beneath the carpet, Snyder discovered a plywood patch and darkish stains she says marked the spot the place the earlier house owner had died and decomposed.

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She shared the invention on TikTok on July 17, 2025, the place it racked up over 3.5 million views. The flooring had a bit of plywood inlaid the place Snyder mentioned, “the previous owner melted into the floor” and “they cut him out.” She identified two stains left behind by the cleanup crew the place the deceased’s hand and arm had been on the time of demise. 

Snyder found the stain whereas renovating the rental property and changing a carpet between tenants.

“I contacted the agent who’d handled the sale previously, and he let me know that there had been an ‘unattended death’ on the property in the middle of the summer with no air conditioning,” Snyder informed Newsweek. “He said there would likely be a significant body print underneath the carpet.”

Commenters reacted in shock and confronted the grotesque actuality of unattended demise. Social media customers expressed fears in regards to the unknown histories of their very own houses. Others shared morbid particulars (and exorbitant biohazard cleanup charges) from the traumatic aftermath of discovering deceased family members who died unattended at residence. 

@snyderrealestategroup_ia ♬ Oh my God. – Quinny👍

“They cut him out but forgot his arm and handprint.”

@bigcheddartheassge saved it gentle and requested, “OK but how cheap was the house?” “$99,000!” Snyder replied.

“Past owner passed away and what they what but WHAT AND WHAT?”

“Technically the crime scene clean up crew should get into trouble. All biohazard material is supposed to be removed. That’s literally a health hazard on top of just being disturbing.”

“I had to redo the bathroom floor recently and found where someone died on the linoleum and the landlord just covered it in tile. 😑”

“My grandma was in her bed for a week in 90-degree weather. Melted right through the bed. I was cleaning it up for a month. 😳”

“The clean up I had to have done was $11,000. And it was not so involved that they had to remove the subfloor…”

Unreported, unintended deaths at residence are on the rise, particularly among the many aged (name your grandmother)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the variety of deaths occurring at residence rose 22.7 % to 31.4 % between 2000 and 2018. A major share of those deaths is attributed to unintended falls amongst aged individuals residing alone. Unintentional fall demise charges amongst older adults elevated for each women and men from 2003 to 2023.

In a remark to Newsweek, Snyder blamed the rise in unreported unintended deaths at residence on social isolation introduced on by expertise and social media. The realtor mentioned she fears unattended deaths at residence will grow to be extra widespread. She identified, “In this age of technology and social media, people are less connected than they were 20 years ago.”

Nikki Snyder didn’t instantly reply to the Daily Dot’s request for remark through TikTok.

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