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   ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A St. Louis County man is facing a criminal   
   charge after his roommate's body was found decomposing in their   
   apartment.   
      
   Terrance Smith, 49, was charged with abandonment of a corpse after his   
   roommate's body was found on the couch in their shared apartment.   
      
   According to the probable cause statement, police were requested on Jan.   
   21 to conduct a welfare check for a woman who lived at an apartment on   
   Dragonwyck Drive. When they arrived at the apartment, they found her   
   body on the couch under blankets and clothing.   
      
   Family identified the victim as Lawanda McGee. Her sister Ashley Barrett   
   said they had an unbreakable bond.   
      
   "She had just graduated from nursing school. We were excited to see what   
   she was preparing us for," Barrett said. "We've buried pretty much   
   everybody that we grew up with. Our parents, mom, dad, they're all gone.   
   It was just us two, so we were close."   
      
   Police said the victim's body was cold to the touch and displayed signs   
   of decomposition.   
      
   During their investigation, police discovered she was behind on her rent   
   and had not posted on social media since Dec. 15. Other residents of the   
   apartment said they had not seen her since mid-December.   
      
   Though the two hadn't talked since early December, Barrett admits it   
   wasn't until other relatives voiced their concerns about the silence   
   that alarms started going off in her mind.   
      
   "I started calling the hospitals, every hospital in St. Louis, just to   
   see if she was in the hospital.  I started calling other places to see   
   if she was in other places," Barrett said. "I thought to myself, she   
   wouldn't be dead because I wouldn't have gotten a phone call."   
      
   Police said when they found the victim's body on Jan. 21, some of   
   Smith's personal items were at the apartment, but he was not.   
      
   On Feb. 2, Smith returned to the building, and an employee at the   
   leasing office called the police.   
      
   Officers arrived and took Smith into custody. He told them he lived in   
   the apartment with the victim.   
      
   Police have not said if they believe Smith was actively living inside   
   the apartment in the weeks before officers found the body, but Barrett   
   believes he was there.   
      
   "He sat with her for 38 days and just walked past her every day.  He   
   covered her with blankets.  He tried to air the place out so no one   
   could smell it," Barret claimed.   
      
   Police did not say how the victim died.   
      
   Smith was charged on Feb. 2. His bond was set at $100,000.   
      
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   Credit: St. Louis County Justice Center   
      
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