Lacey Fletcher - The Girl Who Was Left to Rot in the Couch

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 23, 2024 · 5m · transcript

On January 3, 2022, emergency services received a report from 66-year-old Sheila Fletcher and her husband, Clay Fletcher, regarding the discovery of their 36-year-old daughter, Lacey Ellen Fletcher, deceased on their couch. Investigations revealed that Lacey had suffered from neglect by her parents for a minimum of 12 years, following a decline in her cognitive health that rendered her unable to leave their home. It was uncovered that, during this period, Sheila and Clay had left their daughter on the couch, allowing her to endure suffering in her own waste and permitting insects to infest…