When Hoarding Goes Way Too Far: The Story Of Trust Fund Hoarder Kevin McCrary

The Death Of McCrary’s Parents Pushed Him Over The Edge

September 11th definitely intensified his desire to collect and save, but what really pushed him over the age was the death of his parents. McCrary’s parents passed away within a week of each other in 2003, and things were never the same. His apartment collected more and more stuff until he was drowning.

“You know the old story: If you want to cook a frog in a pot, you turn up the heat slowly so he won’t jump out,” he told The New York Times in an interview. “Well, I never jumped out.”