Men answering rental Craigslist ad find child, 4, next to dead dad's body



Two men checking out a house they had seen advertised on Craigslist made a chilling discover when they found the owner dead inside and his four year old son was crying in the house.



When the men found him Saturday, the young boy was hungry and confused, saying that he hadn't been able to wake up his father for the past two days.



Medical examiners later confirmed that the 35-year-old man, who had blood coming from his nose, had been dead for at least 24 to 48 hours.

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Alarming: Two men who were responding to an ad for rent found the owner dead in the house and his son crying and confused at why he wouldn't wake up

Questions: Police say that the man died between 24 and 48 hours earlier, and though they do not know how he died they do not suspect foul play

The pair took the boy to a neighbours house, and then the neighbour and the two prospective renters went back into the Bellevue, Washington house and called the police.



'Hopefully [the boy] didn't see too much and doesn't realize what happened,' said Lieutenant Marcia Harnden.



'It's never an easy thing to see a dead body- especially when it's maybe been there for a day or two.'



Help: The men brought the 4-year-old boy to a neighbour's house (pictured) before returning to the original house and calling police

If the father died two days ago, that would place his time of death around dinner time on Thanksgiving, though police have not offered any clues as to any other individuals who may have seen the father and son on the holiday.



Neither the boy nor the dead father have been identified, though it has been confirmed that the boys mother does not live in the same house.

The men, whose names have also not been released, were looking to rent the home on the 15800 block of South East Fifth Place.



She was out of town when police arrived at the house around 5pm on Saturday, so the boy is now in the care of his grandparents.



The body is now with the medical examiner who will determine the cause of death, though they do not suspect foul play.



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