Horror as woman discovers dead body inside chest freezer she bought for $30 at a yard sale

  • North Carolina resident said she found human remains inside a freezer she bought at a yard sale
  • Authorities said the remains belong to an elderly woman, not yet identified, who was a Goldsboro resident
  • Medical Examiner ruled her death natural with no signs of foul play, noting her body was intact and not dismembered in any way
  • The seller of the freezer has reportedly moved to West Virginia
  • Police are investigating the crime as concealing or failing to notify the death of a person, which is a felony 

By Myriah Towner For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:52 EST, 2 June 2016 | Updated: 20:48 EST, 2 June 2016

A North Carolina resident said she discovered a body inside a freezer she had purchased for $30 at a yard sale.

Goldsboro police said they responded to a home last week in reference to the discovery of possible human remains, and when officers arrived, they located a woman's body inside the chest freezer.

The resident who found the remains, and wishes to not be identified, told WRAL the seller told her the items in the freezer were for a Sunday school project and the church would come collect them.

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A North Carolina resident, who wishes to not be identified (pictured right as she speaks to a reporter), said she discovered a body inside a freezer she had purchased for $30 at a yard sale

A North Carolina resident, who wishes to not be identified (pictured right as she speaks to a reporter), said she discovered a body inside a freezer she had purchased for $30 at a yard sale

Police responded to this residence last Friday in reference to the discovery of possible human remains. The resident said at the time, the seller told her the items in the freezer were for a Sunday school project and the church would come collect them

Police responded to this residence last Friday in reference to the discovery of possible human remains. The resident said at the time, the seller told her the items in the freezer were for a Sunday school project and the church would come collect them

But three weeks later, she said no one came by to collect the items, so she grew suspicious and decided to look in the freezer. She was shocked when she saw a frozen foot inside.

'I was just in shock,' the resident told WRAL. 

'I opened it up for a second time and my heart went into my throat. I ran out of the house and called 911.'

The remains were sent to a medical examiner's office the following day and an autopsy was conducted on Wednesday, police said.

The victim - whose body was intact and not dismembered in any way - was an elderly woman who was a Goldsboro resident, according to WRAL.

She has not been identified until authorities notify her next of kin and the medical examiner said there are no signs of foul play, ruling her death as natural, police said.

After three weeks passed and no one came to her home to collect the items, the resident said she grew suspicious and decided to look inside the freezer which was sitting in a spare room (shown above)

After three weeks passed and no one came to her home to collect the items, the resident said she grew suspicious and decided to look inside the freezer which was sitting in a spare room (shown above)

The resident thinks the elderly woman's remains belong to the mother of the seller.

She also noted she has not seen the elderly woman since the Fall, when she believes the victim had a stroke, according to WRAL.

Neighbors told the station that the seller of the freezer moved to West Virginia. 

Police are still working to determine how the body ended up in the freezer and are investigating the crime as concealing or failing to notify the death of a person, which is a felony.

Authorities are also looking to see if any other crimes have occurred since the victim's death.

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