“He felt his heart was beating too hard and thought if he ate sugar, his heart would not beat so hard.”
Larry’s parents told local media that he fled the family home barefoot during a blizzard, leaving behind his keys and car.
According to Council Bluffs Police Captain Todd Weddum, per CNN, the then 25-year-old’s parent said he was possibly acting irrationally due to the medication he was taking.
It wouldn’t be until over ten years later that Larry’s family finally had answers.
The store worker’s remains were found at the local supermarket where he had worked. His body was wedged in an 18-inch gap between the cooler and a wall.