Dom Clements has spoken out about the unsettling discovery he made while delivering packages on his regular route.
The UPS driver, who works in Mount Holly, N.J., said that he spotted a handwritten note taped to the front door of a home on Winding Way last Friday. Clements, who knew the neighborhood well, immediately sensed something was wrong because of where the note had been placed.
“I thought it was weird because the only person that would have been able to see that sign would have been me,” he said.
“Because I’m the only one that goes to that house every day. And it’s just like, nobody else can, you can’t see that sign from outside.”
Clements described the entire encounter as deeply strange. “The only person who goes up to the door is the mail carrier,” he continued. “It’s weird. The whole situation was weird.”
“I was like, ‘Ooh, that doesn’t…’ That’s not like that happens every day, you know?”
The note, which various outlets reported read “9-1-1 Inside,” featured illustrations of two sad faces with X’s for eyes. Clements alerted authorities, and Mount Holly Township police officers responded to the scene. Inside, they found three elderly people dead.
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Clifford Spencer announced the deaths in a joint statement. “Mount Holly Township police officers were called to the scene by a postal worker who discovered a note on the door indicating that 9-1-1 should be called,” their office said.
The prosecutor’s statement added: “There is no threat or danger to the public in connection with this incident. The names of the decedents are being withheld until next of kin can be notified.”
A subsequent investigation has been launched, though it remains unclear who left the note outside the home.
A longtime neighbor who declined to give her name said that four siblings had lived in the house for decades. “I mean, we’ve been here 50 some years. They were here before us, but they pretty much stayed by themselves,” she said.
The neighbor recalled one of the sisters had worked as a crossing guard for years. “My kids knew her and everything like that. And so she worked parades and other things as a crossing guard here in town.”
She also described one of the brothers’ daily routines with precision. “The one brother, he was like clockwork. He would always walk down to 7-Eleven around 2:30, 3, and walk on back. I think he would get lottery tickets and something to drink.”
“But other than that, they would barely leave their house. And none of them drove anywhere.”
The note’s deliberate placement—visible only to someone approaching the front door—suggests whoever left it understood the household’s isolation and the predictable rhythm of mail delivery. Clements’ familiarity with the route made him the intended audience for the cryptic message, a detail that has left him processing the weight of being the one to find it.
Authorities have not disclosed the cause of death for the three individuals found inside. The investigation continues as officials work to notify family members before releasing identities.