Joyce Vincent Biography

Joyce Vincent was a British national whose death remained unnoticed for more than 2 years. She shot to fame after her death, owing to the mystery surrounding it. While she was alive, Vincent led an ordinary life, without much connection with family or friends. Vincent’s mother passed away when she was a child. She had a strained relation with her father and was raised by her older sisters. Although Vincent joined several schools, she left studies without acquiring any qualification. Later, she worked with prestigious firms such as the ‘Ernst & Young.’ She left her job abruptly, without stating any reasons. It is thought that Joyce Vincent was in an abusive relationship at the time, which prompted her to cut off all ties with her family and friends. After quitting her job, Vincent moved to a shelter for victims of domestic abuse. She suffered from asthma and peptic ulcer. Either of these is supposed to have caused her death. Although Vincent died due to natural causes, the fact that the death remained unnoticed for 2 years was baffling. The apartment where Vincent stayed was owned by the ‘Metropolitan Housing Trust.’ A part of her house rent was paid by benefit agencies, which led the ‘Trust’ authorities to assume that she was alive. When the remaining half of the rent remained unpaid for quite some time, they proceeded to repossess the flat. On entering the apartment, they found the decomposed body of Vincent. Her death became the talk of the town, as it was hard to believe that no one had bothered to check on her during this entire period. Her story has inspired filmmakers and musicians.