Collyer Brothers' booby-trapped Harlem brownstone

Brothers Homer and Langley Collyer were found dead in their cluttered, booby-trapped brownstone in 1947. Their home contained tons of accumulated items and improvised traps, attracting widespread media attention and later cultural references concerning compulsive hoarding. The discovery at the house prompted police investigations and extensive documentation of the property's condition. The brownstone address is commonly cited in accounts of the case.