Vegas police: Squatters buried body of long-dead homeowner

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas believe the body of a woman who died unnoticed in 2018 remained in her home for more than two years until squatters found it, dismembered it and buried it in her backyard. KLAS-TV reported Wednesday that Lucille Payne’s remains were found last April in a shallow grave behind the home she bought in 1999 in northwest Las Vegas. Police haven’t identified suspects who authorities said could face fraud or theft-related charges for selling Payne’s car and improper burial for leaving her body in a shallow grave. A homicide lieutenant says it appears that several people were involved.