4 Of the Oddest Things Found In A Storage Unit

Burglar

            Generally, it is difficult to break into a storage unit. There are cameras everywhere. The tenants have locks on the units. It is possible, but the timing has to be right. Dennis was able to find the perfect time to steal from a storage unit. In 2011, Dennis decided that he would steal from a storage units. There weren’t many people around, so this made it easier for him to get in. But Dennis forgot that some storage facilities have security guards. While Dennis was filling his bag with the items, a security guard came around and saw that this unit was open. The security guard tried to open the door more, but wasn’t able to. Since he wasn’t able to open the unit up more, he closed the door. The security guard didn’t know that he locked Dennis in the unit. Later on, the security guard heard some noises from this unit and called the police. When they opened up the unit, they found Dennis there. This was lucky for them. When it comes to burglaries, it is usually hard to catch the culprit. This could be because we don’t know what they look like or they’re good at being a burglar. But this storage facility got lucky and was able to catch the culprit.

Rocket

            In 2011, a rocket was found in a storage unit. Allen Haff and Clinton Jones, hosts of the TV: Show Auction Hunters, bid for a unit in Florida. After they bid $1,500 for the unit, Haff and Jones started to load up their truck. They would donate, sell, or trash the items that were in the storage unit. This storage unit was a little different though. They had found a NASA countdown clock and rocket. Haff and Jones took this rocket to space memorabilia expert, to see if it was authentic or not. When Nasa saw the items, they did not ask for them back. We are not informed on why they didn’t want them back.

Human leg

            There are many strange things that can be found in a storage unit, but this might be one of the strangest items that was found. In 2004, John Wood had to amputate his leg. Instead of discarding the leg, he decided to keep it. This was because he wanted to be buried with it. So, he kept in a backyard barbecue, in a storage unit. But he wasn’t able to keep on paying the fees for the unit. In 2007, Shannon Whisnant won the bid for Wood’s unit. When Whisnant saw the leg, he went and gave it to the police. The police gave it to a funeral home. The funeral home was able to get in contact with Wood. Wood wanted his leg back, but Whisnant had a different idea in mind. Whisnant tried to persuade Wood to make money off of the leg. Whisnant wanted to put the leg on display, so people could pay money to see it. But Wood didn’t want any part of this. Whisnant and Wood went to court over the leg. The judge decided that the leg would go back to Wood.

Casket

            On her deathbed, Bobbie Hancock had confessed that their grandmother’s remains were in a storage unit. In 2012, the family went to the storage unit and found their grandmother’s, Ann Bunch, casket. Bobbie said that she put the casket into the storage unit because she was unable to bury her. Her reasoning was that there was a rainstorm and a broken truck. But Bobbie’s family thinks that she put the casket in the storage unit because she was having a hard time dealing with the death of her mother. She didn’t want to let go of her mothers. A reason for this is because Bobbie was a hoarder. Bobbie was born during the Great Depression and live in poverty. The items that she did gave her comfort. It could have been a combination of all these reasons. We are not informed if the grandmother was put to rest.

Resources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66120/7-strange-things-found-storage-units

https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/discovery-of-dead-woman-in-storage-unit-unearths-familys-secret/1212681/