Man Slept Next To Dead Wife for 5 Years
A Vietnamese man dug up his wife’s body, molded it with clay into a female figure and put it in his bed so he could hug it every night for the past five years.
The man, 55-year-old Le Van from Ha Lam in the central Quang Nam province, is seen below with his wife’s remains and his son.
According to reports, Van began by sleeping upon his wife’s grave after she died in 2003. He said that a year and a half later he decided to dig a tunnel next to his wife’s grave so he could sleep beside her away from the rain and wind.
However, neighbors and local authorities found out about the practice and persuaded Van to stop. Subsequently in November 2004 Van returned to the grave, dug up his wife’s corpse and brought it home, where it remains today.
Van’s son, photographed below with his mother’s corpse, is said to hug her body before going to bed each night.
His father told the Lao Dong newspaper that his neighbours dared not visit him for years, but have since grown more accustomed to the idea and will now pay him a visit from time to time.
“I’m a person that does things differently. I’m not like normal people,” he was quoted as saying. “My wife’s body only passed away but her spirit still accompanies us. I have no fear when it comes to sleeping with her at all.”
Local authorities are said to be planning an inspection of the case because of new sanitation laws that rule a body must be cremated or buried, and that burials cannot be carried out in residential gardens without approval.
By lehaneb on 03-12-2009
Comment by bachi
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
um…
Comment by Anonymous
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Ahahah… yeah…
Comment by Louis
December 4th, 2009 at 12:30 am
This is disturbingly romantic . . .
Could be worst – he could be treating that like a sex doll . . . Hoo boy, let's hope he isn't.
Comment by Sara
December 4th, 2009 at 5:03 am
I found this story quite heart warming. I think his intentions are pure.
Comment by Casey
December 4th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Kinda sweet in a really creepy way.
Comment by killergabo
December 4th, 2009 at 9:36 am
………you, my good friend, have a very sick mind….well it is his WIFE…UGH NOW YOU GOT ME THINKING IT!
Comment by crash
December 4th, 2009 at 9:42 am
hahahah.. sex doll…
Comment by jill
December 4th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
that is so sad…
but so sweet. i feel very sorry for him and his son
Comment by Vicky
December 4th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
sick..
Comment by Mark
December 4th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
A blow up doll would have been easier to put away.
Comment by ChimChim
December 4th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
why does the son have his leg over his mom like that in the 2nd pic?>
Comment by fuad
December 5th, 2009 at 3:59 am
the resemblence of the corpse to a sex dolls is uncanny….appearence wise
Comment by Khai
December 5th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Pity him… sobsob…
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Comment by @verucastore
December 6th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
this is creepy but very sweet. too bad he had to lose his wife, while lots of men cheat on their (living) wives.
Comment by cassie
December 8th, 2009 at 1:21 am
that's actually really nice. i don't really find it creepy, he just misses her. we all deal with that in different ways. if you find this creepy then you find cremated remains in a jar in a house creepy? it's exactly like this.
Comment by melry
December 8th, 2009 at 2:22 am
wow creepy much? kinda sad and romantic…makes me wanna gag
Comment by Anom
December 8th, 2009 at 7:04 am
I kinda its kinda sweet.
Comment by miss le
December 10th, 2009 at 2:08 am
sweet,sad,loving, yet creepy and gross
Comment by Greg
December 10th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Man walks into a bar and says "My wife is so cold…"
Bartender says "Good evening, Mr. Van!"
Comment by shahrina
December 17th, 2009 at 7:19 am
yes it is realy gross but isn it smells?
Comment by Shahrina
December 17th, 2009 at 7:22 am
i hope he had a great time with her!
Comment by sarah chan
December 17th, 2009 at 7:27 am
i don't understand ?what are u talking about?
Comment by JayJay
December 17th, 2009 at 7:29 am
yes it is sweet! very very sweet!
Comment by Something915
December 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
…I call it the Aristocrats
Comment by Greg
December 22nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Man walks into a store and asks for a refrigerator..
The cashier responds "Do you want some clay with that?"
Comment by Greg
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Man falls onto the snow and says "Wow! the snow is really cold!"
A person walks by and says "I'm sure it's not as cold as your wife, Mr. V!"
Comment by Henry
December 29th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
thats just downright sad in a good way, i mean hes in a love, hes like Monk in the tv show :-]
Comment by ShashaKaySiao
December 30th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Hey .. Does'nt the body get smelly ?
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January 12th, 2010 at 7:50 am
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Comment by Eddle
February 6th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
This is sure bittersweet.
Comment by Lil Mrs. Rissa
March 5th, 2010 at 1:20 am
Thats really sweet but me personally i wouldnt do no crazy shit like that.. but you are right he's in love and i understand and i love my man with all my heart and thats never gone change.. but i wouldnt do no crazy shit like that.. but everyone does deal with things different ways and he was so in love that thats the reason why he dug her up,, people thats talking shit really dont know what its like you must not know what love really is and dont have feelings. just insensitive… why dont yall give the man a fucking break.. i feel for him but still i wouldnt do no shit like that..
Comment by Vee
March 12th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
yea how about the smell of the body? how can they eat? i mean, it has to smell even if its wrapped up….i wonder how it looks like if he took the wrap off…ughhhhhhhhhh
Comment by sofia
April 5th, 2010 at 2:37 am
He dug her up about a year and a half after she died, she would be pretty much only a skeleton by then. I think bodies stop stinking after they're done rotting.
Comment by jewmuff94
May 11th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
i woulda fucked her corpse before it got cold
Comment by T.Ev.
June 14th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
it's been a skeleton for a while before he covered it in clay.
Comment by Sez U
June 14th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Jeez, talk about dumb southern americans! "why dont yall give him a break, hyuk hyuk." Lady, why don't you get yourself an education with that computer instead of participating in these stupid Jerry Springer comment crap!
Comment by Sez U
June 14th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Bunch of Morons!
Comment by Sez U
June 14th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
duh!
Comment by Ur Fukin Mom
July 14th, 2010 at 3:41 am
STFU !