Disappearance at Will, in a City of 15 Million?

The New York Times covered the death of one Ms. Christina Copeman, a Manhattan sexagenarian who died, alone, over a year ago in her apartment, but wasn't discovered until this week.

While this would normally be fodder for "News of the Weird," Ms. Copeman's gradual disappearance from the lives of her neighbors is something more - maybe a cautionary tale for those who tend towards the misanthropic and those who simply did not notice when others finally disappear.