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

McCrary’s Appearance On Hoarders Made Him A Celebrity Among Other Hoarders

McCrary’s appearance on Hoarders only enabled him because it allowed him to find other people who have and celebrate the same illness. Some of these people live on his very block. On a brief visit to the library, while the The York Times was documenting his life, he ran into a fellow hoarder who proudly showed off her used handbag. Her name was Dolores, and she was a local resident who pilfered the bag from the trash and defended McCrary’s disease.

“We come from a time when you just don’t throw anything out,” she said.