A decomposed body of a missing 22-year-old woman was found in an apartment after neighbors complained for months about smelling rot.
The remains turned out to be those of Bianca Hass, who disappeared earlier this year, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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Hass was last heard on January 15 during a phone call to her mother, but was reported missing in June. according to the missing person report.
She was known to frequent Waukegan, Park City, and Zion.
The apartment where the body was found was in Block 100 of Drew Ln, where Hass lived.
Law enforcement said they got a call from someone who entered the apartment and found the body.
Felicia, a resident of the building told NBC5 she had reported the “predominant” smell to her landlord for many months.
“The smell was very bad – it wasn’t a normal smell – you could tell it was something dead and decaying, like rotting,” she told the station.
“I would try to clean my bathroom and use bleach and it would overwhelm that… it was horrible,” she said.
The coroner’s office confirmed in a statement to The Sun that the body was decomposing.
An autopsy was performed on Friday, the results of which are currently awaited.
Police told The Sun the case remains open and active.