Joshua Maddux was born on March 9th, 1990, and he went missing in 2008 and seven years later, was found in the chimney of a cabin just two blocks from his home. The question is, how did he get there? When Joshua's body was found 7 years later, there were some very odd things about it... namely that Joshua was found in the fetal position but with his legs over his head. Eventually, on the 28th September 2015, after failing to find any rational cause, Al Born  made a ruling of “Accidental Death”. And he suggested that Josh had climbed down the chimney and become lodged in the brickwork. He concluded the most likely cause of death was Hypothermia, as the temperature around the time of his disappearance had dropped to -6 Celsius at it’s coldest. So this story definitely leaves you thinking... who did it? or was it really just an accident. I don't think we'll ever know...

Stay safe out there.

With love, Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://www.darkhistories.com/josh-maddux-the-boy-in-the-chimney/

https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/teens-body-found-in-chimney-93104ecc932

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5x4k3q/18_year_old_joshua_maddux_missing_since_2008_is/

https://www.denverpost.com/2015/10/19/chimney-discovery-ends-mystery-over-young-mans-disappearance-but-questions-remain/

https://conspiracytheories.in/mysterious-disappearance-of-joshua-maddux/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165550970/joshua-vernon-maddux

http://charleyproject.org/case/joshua-vernon-maddux