(CNN) The last time anyone saw 97-year-old Leonie Shannon was in late December. In April, police were finally called to her Phoenix-area home for a wellness check. On Wednesday, they said, he admitted his mother died in December and he buried her in the backyard. Police say he told them he was an inventor and needed to keep getting her Social Security and Veterans Administration checks to pay for a patent. Pinal County Jail records show Shannon, who is in his 60s, was booked for suspicion of fraud and improper disposal of a body.

Source: CNN May 24, 2019 01:11 UTC