Cops: Arizona Wells Fargo Employee Sat Dead At Her Desk For Four Days Before Her Body Was Discovered

Tempe’s NBC affiliate reports:

There’s an investigation underway in Tempe after a Wells Fargo employee died while on the job. A new timeline released by police suggests her body was there for four days before being discovered.

Tempe police confirmed with 12News that on Aug. 16, 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme scanned into work at the building at 7 a.m. On Aug. 20, building security called authorities after finding an unresponsive worker. Officers arrived and confirmed that Prudhomme was dead.

Another employee who spoke with 12News anonymously said a colleague found Prudhomme dead at her desk in a cubicle while walking around the building. Prudhomme’s cubicle was reportedly on the third floor and away from the main aisle.

Read the full article. Wells Fargo is offering counseling to coworkers. It’s so far believed that Prudhomme died of natural causes.

This woman clocked in at 7am, went to her cubicle and died. Her body sat at the desk for 4 days until someone found her. She was on an open floor of cubicles and coworkers just assumed the smell was a plumbing problem. https://t.co/1g44m2Rvj1

— Kenny Webster (@KennethRWebster) August 29, 2024