Detroit funeral home investigations
It began at the former Cantrell Funeral Home in Detroit on Oct. 12 when the remains of 11 infants and fetuses were found hidden in the ceiling of the building. Nine bodies were found in a cardboard box and two others were found in caskets. State inspectors shut down the Cantrell Funeral Home on Mack Avenue in April.
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Just one week after the Cantrell discovery, 63 fetus remains were removed from the Perry Funeral Home on Trumbull Avenue in Detroit. That funeral home has since been closed as investigators work to identify the remains.
Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have set up a task force to investigate the mishandling of infant remains by both the Perry Funeral Home and Cantrell Funeral Home, according to authorities.
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Experts: If a child dies a fetus there is no need for cremation permit. Learn more .
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The former manager of Cantrell Funeral Home in Detroit said investigators have not contacted her yet. Hear from her here .
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A headless corpse was found at the Perry Funeral Home in 1976. Read more here .
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Owosso police are investigating fetal remains that could be more than 50 years old. They were discovered at a shuttered funeral home. Click here .
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