GAWD that's bizarre! A body reeks like nothing else, how in the hell could they stand that for so long?! Anyone who could is not "normal" in my book.

I bet they probably just claimed she didn't want to be buried after she died. After all they could have cremated her or tossed her corpse in the ocean if she wasn't a fan of dirt.

Maybe I'm just cynical but my bet is there could be some benefit to having the house and property taxes in her name, or the caretaker could be getting free salary from somewhere (?).