Missing woman found dead in basement under pile of clothes near maggot-covered bed

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (TCD) -- A 30-year-old woman who had not been seen in a year was found dead in a basement last month while narcotics detectives were searching for someone else. On Jan. 30 at around 11 a.m., East Chicago Police Department Gang and Narcotics Division detectives and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division went to the 4000 block of Deal Street to look for a wanted individual. Detectives located the man at a residence on the street and took him into custody. When they were inside, however, police "smelled a strong and foul odor coming from the basement."