Emmy-Winning Hoarder's Mummified Body Found Under Pile Of Garbage In Her House

A Daytime Emmy-winning production designer was found "mummified" under a pile of garbage in her New York home half a year after she was reported missing, local authorities said.

The 66-year-old Evelyn Sakash, described by her sister as a "hoarder," was found dead lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage on Tuesday afternoon by her sister and a hired cleaning crew attempting to clear out her house, the New York Post reported.

A missing person report from local police said she was last seen alive 6 months ago in Sept. 2020.

Sakash's sister said she came to New York to look for Sakash and that she hired a cleaning crew to clean up Sakash's house in College Point, Queens to see if she was there. The cleaners found what the Post described as her "mummified body" at around 4:15 p.m.

Sakash won a Daytime Emmy for PBS' "Between the Lions" (2003) and worked in various roles for dozens of films and television shows, according to her IMDB page.

The city's medical examiner's office will determine the cause of her death, the Associated Press reported.

Local authorities said no criminality was suspected in her death.

In response to Sakash's death, fans and people close to the production designer have been donating money and sending messages to a GoFundMe page created on December 10, 2020 that was asking for funds to help find her when she was still missing. It has raised $7,345 out of its $10,000 goal as of writing.

"Evelyn was extremely kind and generous," one donor said. Another described Sakash as a kind and treasured friend. "We will miss her so much," the donor said.

The organizer said she was planning to double the goal to $20,000 to assist Sakash's sister with expenses.

According to the new update posted Thursday, Sakash's sister has retained the cleaning company that found her and must now plan her funeral.

"Please consider making a donation in Evelyn's memory so we can support [Sakash's sister] and remember her as the kind, loving, and generound friend and sister we live [sic] and will miss so."