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Police: Victim's body may have been in home for years

Summerlin, NV (KTNV) Las Vegas Metro Police say two bodies have been found in a home near Charleston and Fort Apache. Police went to the home on Willowbark Court Thursday afternoon after getting a haunting letter in the mail.

In the letter, a man admitted that he murdered his wife and said he was going to kill himself.

"He sent a letter on Monday to our records department, and our records department then contacted the patrol officers who came to the house," said Sgt. Steven Naegele.

When police arrived at the home they made a chilling discovery. Police say the woman who was found dead, may have been inside the home for approximately two years. The man is believed to have recently taken his own life.

Detectives removed boxes of belongings from the single story home with a key piece of evidence still being the note.

The bizarre find happened in a gated neighborhood, where neighbors seem to know each other.

Many people thought this was simply a couple that kept to themselves. They're learning that the truth is anything but simple.

"When we heard this, this was unbelievable, that a body could've been in there for two years," said neighbor Lou Rodophele.

Neighbors say this husband and wife had traveled alot in the past, so they weren't suspicious when they hadn't seen the two.

It's unclear how the woman was murdered or where her body was stored in the home.

Stay with Action News for the latest information in this developing story.