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A man came home for Christmas to find a nasty present — someone had stolen his parents' house.
- From Fox News -
Jon Thomas came back to Shaker Heights, Ohio, in Dec. 2003 to bury his mother, who had just died after three years in a retirement home. Thomas' father died in 2000.
But when he drove over to his parents' house, which had been shuttered, he found it inhabited, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The lights were on, cars were in the driveway and Santa and his reindeer stood on the lawn.
After a year of investigating, police arrested Richard Lenard, 26, who used to live across the street.
They say Lenard had a "Helen Thomas," who claimed to be the daughter of the elder Thomases, sell him the house at the country recorder's office for $25,000 in 2002.
Jon Thomas says he's an only child — and that the house, in upscale Shaker Heights, is worth $300,000.
Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146792,00.html
A man came home for Christmas to find a nasty present — someone had stolen his parents' house.
- From Fox News -
Jon Thomas came back to Shaker Heights, Ohio, in Dec. 2003 to bury his mother, who had just died after three years in a retirement home. Thomas' father died in 2000.
But when he drove over to his parents' house, which had been shuttered, he found it inhabited, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The lights were on, cars were in the driveway and Santa and his reindeer stood on the lawn.
After a year of investigating, police arrested Richard Lenard, 26, who used to live across the street.
They say Lenard had a "Helen Thomas," who claimed to be the daughter of the elder Thomases, sell him the house at the country recorder's office for $25,000 in 2002.
Jon Thomas says he's an only child — and that the house, in upscale Shaker Heights, is worth $300,000.
Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146792,00.html