Son ‘stuffed dead dad’s body in freezer to keep cashing his Social Security checks’

A man allegedly hid his father’s corpse in a backyard freezer for years in order to keep cashing his Social Security checks.

Joseph Hill Jr, 51, allegedly would not let cops get close to the freezer where he stuffed his dad’s body.

Investigators obtained a search warrant and several days later broke through duct tape, Saran wrap, blankets and tarps sealing the freezer. They made a grisly discovery: skeletal remains.

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