Post by merh on Aug 29, 2024 20:59:07 GMT
Officials probe death of Wells Fargo employee found dead in her cubicle 4 days after last scanning into work
Denise Prudhomme, 60, was found dead on Aug. 20 inside her Tempe office. Police say the preliminary investigation shows no signs of foul play.
Aug. 29, 2024, 9:56 AM PDT / Updated Aug. 29, 2024, 1:08 PM PDT
By Marlene Lenthang
A 60-year-old Arizona Wells Fargo employee scanned into her office on a Friday in what appeared to be an ordinary work day. Then, four days later, she was found dead in her cubicle.
Denise Prudhomme, 60, was found dead on Aug. 20 inside her office in Tempe, police said.
She had last scanned in the building at 7 a.m. on Friday Aug. 16, and there was no further scan in or out of the office, authorities said.
Tempe police responded to the Wells Fargo office in the 1100 block of West Washington Street after on-site security called about an employee they believed to be dead. Officers responded and she was pronounced dead at 4:55 p.m., Tempe police said.
The cause of death is pending determination by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner. However, police said the preliminary investigation showed no obvious signs of foul play.
The investigation is ongoing.
It's not clear how Prudhomme had gone unnoticed for so long. NBC affiliate KPNX of Mesa, Arizona, reported she worked in a cubicle that was on the third floor, away from the main aisle.
An employee who spoke with KPNX on the condition of anonymity said a colleague found her at her desk while walking around the building and that several people had smelled a foul odor, but believed it to be faulty plumbing.
Denise Prudhomme, 60, was found dead on Aug. 20 inside her Tempe office. Police say the preliminary investigation shows no signs of foul play.
Aug. 29, 2024, 9:56 AM PDT / Updated Aug. 29, 2024, 1:08 PM PDT
By Marlene Lenthang
A 60-year-old Arizona Wells Fargo employee scanned into her office on a Friday in what appeared to be an ordinary work day. Then, four days later, she was found dead in her cubicle.
Denise Prudhomme, 60, was found dead on Aug. 20 inside her office in Tempe, police said.
She had last scanned in the building at 7 a.m. on Friday Aug. 16, and there was no further scan in or out of the office, authorities said.
Tempe police responded to the Wells Fargo office in the 1100 block of West Washington Street after on-site security called about an employee they believed to be dead. Officers responded and she was pronounced dead at 4:55 p.m., Tempe police said.
The cause of death is pending determination by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner. However, police said the preliminary investigation showed no obvious signs of foul play.
The investigation is ongoing.
It's not clear how Prudhomme had gone unnoticed for so long. NBC affiliate KPNX of Mesa, Arizona, reported she worked in a cubicle that was on the third floor, away from the main aisle.
An employee who spoke with KPNX on the condition of anonymity said a colleague found her at her desk while walking around the building and that several people had smelled a foul odor, but believed it to be faulty plumbing.
But hell, one figures there would not be any AC at night. And Arizona?
Damn.
Gal I worked with when I started my government job's sister also worked for the same government in HR. There was an old guy who would fall asleep at work but everyone politely ignored the snores, etc. One day it wasn't snores. It was death rattle. Everyone was horrified because he had laid dead at his desk until the end of the work day.