Decomposing body of a woman found months later at an NYC “escape room” after employees and players thought it was a prop

A woman’s decomposed body has been recovered at a Brooklyn escape room which had been there for months. The body belonging to Catherine Baker, a 45 year old Brooklyn native was identified during the forensics investigation who have concluded no foul play was involved and that Baker had most likely died due to starvation.

Back in June Baker had booked the room to herself which is rare since most patrons go in groups, camera footage and receipts can attest to this as she had purchased the ticket online and was identified on camera in the lobby area. Although foul play is not involved, the employees who worked on the night, one of them having left the job and three others all plead their innocence and claim they all forgot since Baker had reserved a spot at a later time than usual and was alone. “We just thought it was a prop and didn’t really question it” says one employee who wants to remain anonymous. “We include horror elements in some of the games and we thought the body was added to the room by the designers.” The same employee also claims they never noticed any foul odors emitting from the body.

The question remains why the victim was never heard from and why she remained locked in for weeks without having been noticed by anyone. CEO of The Escape Game Todd Cum addressed the situation over twitter, adding further details which may produce answers. “We have four locations in New York City and each one is booked in advance… our designers prep the rooms with different themes which can take weeks and months of preparation. Some locations may only receive one booking per fortnight so we close the locations when they aren’t in service… the employees would then work at the alternate locations across the city when the others weren’t in use. We apologize to the family of Mrs. Baker.”

Police are still investigating the incident.