Hedviga Golik (1924–1966),^{[1][unreliable source?]} was a resident of Zagreb, Croatia,^[2] who died of unknown natural causes alone in her apartment. Her body remained undisturbed for forty-two years until it was discovered in May 2008.^[3][4]

In 1966,^[5][6] Golik prepared a cup of tea for herself^[7] and settled down to watch television in her apartment in Zagreb.^[8] At some point she died. Her neighbors assumed that she had moved away.^[9]

When the police finally entered her apartment on May 12, 2008,^[10] they discovered her dead body sitting in the chair in front of her TV. Her teacup, which she had been sipping from, remained on a table next to her chair. Nothing in her home had been disturbed, though it was adorned with numerous cobwebs.^[11] The police removed her body from her apartment.

Golik's body was buried the following Tuesday. Her story was picked up by several media outlets around the world.^[12]

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