Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada and the No Frills supermarket in Council Buffs, Iowa. Picture: Facebook/Google MapsLarry Ely Murillo-Moncada was reported missing on Novemeber 28th 2009.
Human remains discovered behind a freezer in the city of Council Bluffs in Iowa, USA, have been identified as a supermarket employee, missing for 10 years.
Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada, 25, worked at the No Frills Supermarket in Council Bluffs when he disappeared on November 28, 2009, the Des Moines Register reported.
Earlier that day, his parents said he got upset and ran out of their home, prompting them to report him missing.
“It was a snowstorm at the time,” Sergeant Brandon Danielson with the Council Bluffs Police Department told the paper. “He left with no shoes, no socks, no keys, no car.”
Police now believe Murillo-Moncada went to the supermarket after leaving home, climbed on top of the coolers and fell into a 46cm gap between the coolers and the wall, becoming trapped.
The supermarket closed it's doors permanently in 2016, meaning the remains weren't discovered until January 24 this year by a contractor who was removing shelving and the coolers from the store.
According to management, the noise of the freezer units could have made it difficult for anyone to hear his cries for help. “It’s so loud, there’s probably no way anyone heard him,” Sgt. Danielson said.
An autopsy showed no signs of trauma to Murillo-Moncada, and the death was ruled accidental.
Police have said they’ve now closed the cold case.
