MANNEQUIN? Dead man toss into Landfill by 2 confuse cleaners
Cleaners take body found hanging in trash-filled garage to landfill because they thought it was a MANNEQUIN
Two cleaners were hired to clean out a vacant home in Spring Hill, Florida on Thursday and saw the body among piles of trash in the garage
They assumed it was a prank left by the former tenants - who had been evicted - and took it to a local dump
But landfill workers realized it was real and contacted authorities
The body was identified as Jeremy Witfoth, 33, who had lived at the home with his girlfriend until they broke up and were evicted last month
Found: Jeremy Witfoth's body was mistaken for a hoax when it was found hanging in a vacant home
Scene: He had been renting the home in Spring Hill, Florida, until he was evicted a month ago. The owners had also seen the body but assumed the tenants had pulled a prank for being kicked out
Disarray: The inside of the home was a mess and the cleaners thought the smell was due to dead rodents
Suspicions: Workers at a nearby landfill, pictured, called authorities when they saw the body and thought it might be real. When one of the cleaners returned a few hours later, he was questioned by cops
