Marine veteran's body was hidden in a closet for eight months

Marine veteran's body was hidden in a closet for eight months

A Marine veteran is getting a burial with full military honors next week after his body was hidden for months by a family member in a financial fraud scheme. Michael S. Blankenship died last year from an illness at the age of 72 in his long-time home of Fairfield, New Jersey. A Marine veteran, he served during the Vietnam War. However his death was not discovered for eight months. According to authorities, his cousin Steven Blankenship did not d…