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The Sun
3 days ago
- General
- The Sun
‘Mummified' baby found at dry cleaners wrapped in dirty laundry from funeral home as cops probe ‘disturbing' mystery
A MUMMIFIED baby wrapped in dirty laundry was found by a horrified employee at a dry cleaner. Cops have now launched a probe to investigate the sickening ordeal and figure out how the baby was shipped with soiled linens to a cleaning facility in Louisiana. 3 3 3 The embalmed infant was tragically stillborn earlier this month on May 3 in Dallas. But in a haunting twist, the baby's remains were wrapped in worn clothes and accidentally sent to another state. The nightmarish mix-up occurred despite the baby having had a funeral on May 17 at Golden Gate Funeral Home & Crematory. Cops said the linens which were holding the corpse were sent from this same funeral home. Preliminary findings indicate that the child's remains were somehow mistakenly transported along with dirty linens to Alsco Uniforms, in Shreveport. Local cops said the harrowing discovery was made on early Tuesday morning, at around 5:30am. The employee who first found the tot was seemingly unaware of the fact that they had uncovered a human baby at first. They reportedly believed the disturbing find was a doll wrapped in linen. The local Violent Crimes Unit was immediately dispatched to the scene in the 500 block of Hollywood Avenue. Authorities are currently investigating how the remains were misplaced, and whether any parties were aware of the horrifying error. Driver who took 'at least 20 lines of cocaine' before killing girl, 3, in horror tram crash is jailed Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said: "This is a deeply distressing situation. "Our thoughts are with the family of the child as this investigation unfolds." Local cops ruled out foul play for the time being, but this could change as the probe goes on. In February, a teenager was arrested after she threw her newborn baby out of a hotel window. The baby plummeted 30ft to his death in the senseless killing. American Mia McQuillin, 18, was charged with "child homicide" after her baby boy from the second floor of the Ibis Styles hotel in Paris just moments after he was born. The Oregon student was reportedly on a study trip to the French capital with fellow US students, before she allegedly threw her baby from the window with the umbilical cord still attached.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Dr. Helmut Wolf Dr. Helmut Wolf passed peacefully from this
May 31—Dr. Helmut Wolf Dr. Helmut Wolf passed peacefully from this life in the early hours of the morning of May 19, 2025, at the age of 101 years. To view his full obituary please visit
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
California family sues funeral home after finding wrong body in uncle's casket
A California family is suing a funeral home after it put the wrong man in the casket and dressed him in their loved one's clothes, and workers even attempted to say the family was mistaken upon being confronted about the error. Amentha Hunt says she arrived at Harrison-Ross Mortuary in Compton to prepare her uncle, 80-year-old Otis Adkinson, for burial when she noticed another man was inside the casket, according to KCAL. "It shouldn't have happened," Hunt told the outlet. "I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body." Long Island Sisters Sue Funeral Homes Allegedly Responsible For Burying Stranger Instead Of Their Loved One "It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle," she added. "I just kept looking at him. I am like, 'He couldn't have gotten that dark.'" Hunt said she brought the issue to the attention of a mortuary worker, but the worker initially dismissed her concerns and claimed that it was her uncle inside the casket. Read On The Fox News App "That's not my uncle," Hunt said. "My uncle wouldn't have gotten that dark ... I showed a picture and she said, 'Yeah, you're right, give us one minute.'" Hunt said she and her family waited three hours while the mortuary fixed the mix-up before they could bury her uncle. It is unclear whose body was in the casket dressed in her uncle's suit. "For them to come in and see the wrong corpse, and for the mortuary to deny it's the wrong corpse, we think it's really just a basic standard of care that they messed up on," Hunt's attorney, Elvis Tran, told KCAL. "They really need to improve their ways so they don't do this to another family." The funeral home has denied the allegations and is preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against Hunt. Family Sues After Funeral Home Allegedly Put Wrong Body In Mother's Casket Hunt said she is still traumatized by seeing someone else in the suit she chose for her uncle. "It's hurting," she said. "To view the wrong corpse, I still can see that guy." Adkinson, a Memphis native, died on Feb. 28. He was described by his family as a "good ole country boy" who enjoyed fishing, barbecuing, dancing and watching the Los Angeles Lakers, according to his article source: California family sues funeral home after finding wrong body in uncle's casket
Fox News
19-05-2025
- Fox News
California family sues funeral home after finding wrong body in uncle's casket
A California family is suing a funeral home after it put the wrong man in the casket and dressed him in their loved one's clothes, and workers even attempted to say the family was mistaken upon being confronted about the error. Amentha Hunt says she arrived at Harrison-Ross Mortuary in Compton to prepare her uncle, 80-year-old Otis Adkinson, for burial when she noticed another man was inside the casket, according to KCAL. "It shouldn't have happened," Hunt told the outlet. "I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body." "It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle," she added. "I just kept looking at him. I am like, 'He couldn't have gotten that dark.'" Hunt said she brought the issue to the attention of a mortuary worker, but the worker initially dismissed her concerns and claimed that it was her uncle inside the casket. "That's not my uncle," Hunt said. "My uncle wouldn't have gotten that dark ... I showed a picture and she said, 'Yeah, you're right, give us one minute.'" Hunt said she and her family waited three hours while the mortuary fixed the mix-up before they could bury her uncle. It is unclear whose body was in the casket dressed in her uncle's suit. "For them to come in and see the wrong corpse, and for the mortuary to deny it's the wrong corpse, we think it's really just a basic standard of care that they messed up on," Hunt's attorney, Elvis Tran, told KCAL. "They really need to improve their ways so they don't do this to another family." The funeral home has denied the allegations and is preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against Hunt. Hunt said she is still traumatized by seeing someone else in the suit she chose for her uncle. "It's hurting," she said. "To view the wrong corpse, I still can see that guy." Adkinson, a Memphis native, died on Feb. 28. He was described by his family as a "good ole country boy" who enjoyed fishing, barbecuing, dancing and watching the Los Angeles Lakers, according to his obituary.
News.com.au
19-05-2025
- News.com.au
Funeral home denies body mix-up, dresses stranger's corpse in suit
A California family is accusing a Compton funeral home of putting the wrong man in their loved one's casket — and even dressing the stranger's corpse up in his suit. But when loved ones confronted the funeral home, a worker tried to convince them that they were ones mistaken, according to a lawsuit. Amentha Hunt said her family was traumatised when they arrived at the Harrison-Ross Mortuary to say goodbye to her uncle Otis Adkinson, 80, only to be greeted with another man wearing his clothes. 'It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle,' Hunt told local KCAL News. 'It shouldn't have happened. I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body.' When the family asked a mortuary worker for help, Hunt said the employee insisted that the stranger in the casket was her uncle. It wasn't until she insisted there was an error and provided a picture of her uncle to the funeral home that the employee admitted to the mistake, Hunt told the TV station. Hunt said it took three hours for the mortuary to fix the mix-up so her uncle could finally be laid to rest, but the image of the stranger in Adkinson's suit is still burned in her mind. 'It's hurt. I still think about it. That's something that's never going to go away, to view the wrong corpse,' she lamented. 'I still can see that guy.' Elvis Tran, an lawyer representing Hunt, called the mortuary's actions outrageous, and showed that the business needs to change the way it operates. 'For them to come in and see the wrong corpse and for the mortuary to deny that it's the wrong corpse and then need proof that it's in fact the right person,' Tran told the local outlet. 'We think it's just a basic standard of care that they messed up on and that they really need to improve their ways, so they don't do this to another family,' he added. Harrison-Ross Mortuary has denied the allegations against them and said they are preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against her. Adkinson, who died on February 28, 2025, was a Memphis native who worked for Southern California's Schaefer Ambulance Service as an EMT for 29 years before being promoted to supervisor, according to his obituary. His family described him as a 'good ole country boy' who enjoyed fishing, barbecuing, dancing, and watching the Lakers play.
