Now this is quite possibly the most interesting thing ever. well nearly. whilst i've been searching for statistics and other things relating to hoarding i came across a story about 2 brothers who lived in new york who have been labeled at the most infamous hoarders ever. they lived in a mansion in manhatten and when they both dies authorities had to remove around 140 tons of items from the house. they even used to booby trap the hall ways to deter intruders yet ironically it was one of the booby traps that actually killed one of the brothers, it is amazing. when the house was emptied a human skeleton, a two headed baby in a jar and a horse jaw was found. a book has even been written all about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers
i know we aren't supposed to use Wikipedia but this does have the main facts and covers the main points of the story. Its fascinating to read. makes me glad that my mums mum is only a slight hoarder in comparison.
This image shows a section of the house with all of the stuff in it. At the time the house was hugely documented in the media so there are a lot of image all over the internet of the house and the people who had to clear it out.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/collyer-brothers-brownstone-gallery-1.1187698?pmSlide=20
the link above shows more photos of the house and the clearing of it.
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