Police Search for Leads After Finding Man Buried Under East CLT Home

Courtney Francisco,

CHARLOTTE, NC — Neighbors are asking a man’s killer to come forward after police found him buried under his home Thursday.

Neighbors say they hadn’t seen Richard Hable since May.Β 

A black, plastic tarp hid the grave where police found Hable under his home.
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Next door neighbor Kenneth Wright tells WCCB Charlotte he had a run in with Hable in the past, but wouldn’t hurt him.
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“I lost another friend, even though he knocked my teeth out,” said Wright. “With a golf club. [He was] on drugs pretty bad.”
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Wright says detectives talked to him twice Thursday afternoon.
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“I told the detective I would take a polygraph anytime they want to. I really would like to know what happened to the guy,” said Wright.
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He watched investigators pack evidence into boxes for more than 12 hours.
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“It’s one thing to kill someone, but to drag them under their house and dig a four-foot deep hole and bury them,” said Wright. “They’re some sick people, and they need to be caught.”
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Police have not confirmed how Hable died.
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A property manager reported Hable missing August 20.
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Two weeks later, CMPD searched his home. Investigators found his body early Thursday morning.
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“That’s crazy. Who would not see someone doing that, is what I would say,” said neighbor April Donaldson. “Nobody seen somebody doing something like that?Β 
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Donaldson says she saw police at Hable’s home several times.
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We asked CMPD how many times they’ve been called to the home. The department hasn’t responded.
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Another neighbor, who didn’t want to reveal her identity while the suspects are on the loose, describes Hable as helpful. Β 
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“He helped us out, like, if we needed a friend to help us cut our grass, cause I can’t, he’d do it.”