crawl space

The noises were no stray opossum or raccoon but a man — reportedly naked and, authorities said, living in the crawl space underneath the woman’s home.

California officials have been trying to raise awareness of homes with soft story and crawl space defects for years.

Residents can also install motion sensitive lights around their properties and secure crawl spaces to avoid leaving an open invitation for wild animals.

Faye’s family had tried to coax her out of the crawl space but she wouldn’t budge, according to the fire authority’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Bianco’s skeletal remains were found Monday at a house in Springfield one day after police were called to the residence about “personal items” found in a crawl space.