Now , authorities have revealed a series of mishaps leading up to the discovery of Spalding Ford 's body at San Francisco General Hospital -- 17 days after she was reported missing . Lynne Spalding Ford checked into a San Francisco hospital on September 19 . She disappeared two days later , but a full search of the hospital did n't start for another week . Technical ##ities prevented the viewing of surveillance footage , the sheriff 's department says . Her body was found in a remote stairwell two days after her disappearance .
Lynne Spalding Ford checked into a San Francisco hospital on September 19 . She disappeared two days later , but a full search of the hospital did n't start for another week . Technical ##ities prevented the viewing of surveillance footage , the sheriff 's department says . Her body was found in a remote stairwell two days after her disappearance .