Collyer brothers

Homer Lusk Collyer and Langley Collyer were two American brothers who became famous because of their reclusiveness, filth and compulsive hoarding. The brothers are often cited as an example of compulsive hoarding associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as disposophobia or Collyer brothers syndrome, a fear of throwing anything away; (November 6, 1881 – March 21, 1947); (October 3, 1885 – March 1947).