Dead woman found in burned blankets in the back of a U-Haul truck

Tag : Moving Blankets

A man smelled a burning odor eminating from the truck, opened therolling back door and found the body as well as smolderingblankets. Employees at the U-Haul Palm Beach at 4371 OkeechobeeBlvd. west of West Palm Beach then called the sheriff's office.
The blankets in the U-haul were not close to her body and she wasnot burned. The blankets are soft pads often used to wrap furnitureduring the moving process and may have been set on fire. Sheriff'sspokeswoman Teri Barbera said investigators believe the woman mayhave been homeless. The business has reported problems withhomeless people sleeping in the back of their trucks, she said. Theman who discovered her was also homeless.
The managers of the business sometimes check the trucks forvagrants, she said. The truck where the woman's body was found waslast used on June 28, Barbera said.
~'rochelle_gilken@pbpost.com