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Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881 – March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885 – c. March 9, 1947), known as the Collyer brothers, were two American brothers who became infamous for their bizarre natures and compulsive hoarding.
Jul 18, 2017 · New York City's Collyer brothers holed up inside their house for more than a decade, amassing 120 tons of junk that ultimately killed them.
- Gabe Paoletti
Sep 15, 2023 · On March 21, 1947, an anonymous tip sent authorities to the Collyer brothers' mansion in Harlem. NYPD officers found the dead body of one of the brothers amongst 120 tons of trash they had...
- Elias Chavez
Jan 17, 2022 · If the show 'Hoarders' had been around in the 1940s, the eccentric Collyer brothers would have been prime candidates. After years of living as hermits in their Harlem brownstone, Homer and...
Sep 19, 2018 · The Collyer Brothers: History’s Worst Hoarders. In the heart of Harlem, in New York City, at the northwest corner of 128th Street and 5th Avenue, lies a small rectangular lot. A sign from the NYC Parks Department attached to the perimeter fence identifies the nearly empty lot as the “Collyer Brothers Park”.
Oct 21, 2013 · When the police broke down the door of a Harlem brownstone on March 21, 1947, they had no idea they would find what would be one of the most infamous examples of obsessive hoarding. They’d been ...
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Nov 6, 2020 · We love Harlem Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881 – March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885 – c. March 9, 1947), known as the Collyer brothers.
