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Store worker was discovered trapped behind shelves almost 10 years after going missing

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Published 10:16 4 Jan 2025 GMT

Store worker was discovered trapped behind shelves almost 10 years after going missing

Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada was reported missing on November 28, 2009, by his parents

Britt Jones

Britt Jones

Featured Image Credit: COUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE DEPARTMENT / CBS 17

Topics: US News

Britt Jones
Britt Jones

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A store worker’s body was found trapped behind a stack of shelves ten years after he was reported missing in 2009, and nobody knows how it happened.

Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada was reported missing on November 28, 2009, by his parents after the 25-year-old ran out of their home.

According to them, he had been upset, however, it’s not too clear as to why.

His parents explained that Larry had been acting irrationally, according to former Council Bluffs Police Capt. Todd Weddum.

A reason for this could be the possibility of his medication, which may have contributed to his outburst. But after that, he was never seen again.

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During the investigation into his whereabouts, authorities spoke with family members, other law enforcement agencies, detention centers and even the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

They were all trying to find Larry, but their search turned up with nothing of interest and the man was still nowhere to be found.

As time went on, Larry's parents were left with no official answers as to what happened to their son - until one day in January 2019.

Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada was 25 when he was reported missing (CBS 17)
Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada was 25 when he was reported missing (CBS 17)

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A team of workers were on the job at the former No Frills Supermarket in Council Bluffs, Iowa, working to remove shelves and coolers from the building, when they discovered a body.

When the store was in use, employees would reportedly climb on top of the coolers to take an unofficial break during their shifts.

Murillo-Moncada was employed at No Frills Supermarket at the time of his disappearance, and investigators believe he had climbed up into the space after running away from home, but became trapped after falling into an 18-gap between the cooler and the wall behind.

Weddum speculated at the time that noise from the coolers’ compressors may have drowned out any attempts Murillo-Moncada may have made to call for help, leaving him with no way out.

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The No Frills Supermarket closed in 2016.

The No Frills supermarket shut down in 2016 (CBS 17)
The No Frills supermarket shut down in 2016 (CBS 17)

Larry's body was identified using his parents' DNA, and he was also found in the clothes he had been wearing at the time he was reported missing.

Sgt. Brandon Danielson, with Council Bluffs Police Department, said: "The mother had an idea that he has never left 'No Frills'. I don't know how she came up with that idea, but [his parents] were pretty upset."

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Per KETV, he added: “You don’t hear about these types of cases, people found in walls. Especially in this area. so that would be the odd part of about. We have missing person cases all the time, but this is just unique.”

An autopsy conducted after Larry's body was found revealed no signs of trauma. As a result, his death was ruled as accidental.

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