I thought I'd segue off the goodwill, but it's a fair question. You caught me in time to edit it out, so I did. No worries, ma'am.
And Down At The Morgue..............
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I thought I'd segue off the goodwill, but it's a fair question. You caught me in time to edit it out, so I did. No worries, ma'am.
Another example of one of the many ways this is so wrong.
It's unspeakably nasty.
Are there even charges they can file against him? Unless he's stupid enough to name the corpses he had sex with (which he is) how would anybody even know? The victims can't complain, which is probably why he picked them.
...I use humor(at least that's what I call it)in a lot of situations, to help me deal with things....sometimes the grosser the better, but there are even limits to where I'll go-this is in no way dumping on the witticisms posted here, I just am too angry and repulsed to laugh over this one...
From the article linked in the original post:
Families of the victims sued the county in 2012, after Douglas was charged and convicted in three cases of gross abuse of a corpse.
It didn't give the circumstances of why they found his DNA on the body of the 19 year old in 2008 although she had died in 1992. It was a murder case, though, so might have had something to do with that case--totally speculation on my part as the article didn't elaborate.
I am like this. I make jokes because the subject matter can be grim and uncomfortable. My inclinations are to feel better and humor makes me feel better. I couldn't make a joke about this one, but I understand the need to try to lighten up something so heinous. It's like that uncomfortable laugh you get during inappropriate times.
I'm all about finding humor in everything, as long as it's not in the presence of a victim or their family. So.... my first thought, when I read the "over 100 corpses" headline, was that this guy is the Gene Simmons of morgues.
What's the penalty for Necrophilia??? Is it a felony??? Sorry but the only time I've ever heard of this type of stuff is in movies and what not, I know it happens for real from time to time but I never looked into it. How much jail Time/Probation/Fines etc. does this kind of thing carry??
Condolences on your losses. I had two relatives pass away at home--one eight years ago and one last year. The first one was actually the fifth person to die in this house, but the first here, in our family. (Another died at home but not in this house.) I was anxious the whole time before he was laid to rest. With the second, there was a LONG delay before the cremation, during which my mom was anxious. A couple of days later, his sons were joking about how he was "chilling," "couch surfing," and the like. He would have appreciated it, I think. But, we did NOT appreciate the delay. I trust if they took that long about it, it was done right? Or...should I not trust?
Ummm...the first thing I'd check is what contagious conditions they may have had, or what they died of!
The first joker was courteous enough to cover it with a spoiler tag which had to be clicked on.
My guess is it may differ from state to state but a punishment is listed in the case I am about to post.
Wow...so the original subject of this thread committed over 100 such offenses...and this guy did only one...that anyone knows of. Homeless man charged with necrophilia in Columbus funeral home | Latest News | Columbus Ledger Enquirer
Of course I was just enough of a ghoul to look at local obituaries. It sure looks as if the funeral home has deliberately removed the victim's obit from its page to protect the family's privacy. Of all recent female clients (is the deceased a client?) there was only one whose funeral hadn't already occurred by the 8th, the date on which the crime is believed to have taken place, but that person did not die until the 9th! This was a female, at that funeral home, already dead but not yet buried on the 8th. It occurred to me that the funeral home might have removed her obit from its website but it would still appear in the local paper. It's a large area, though, and I didn't have the patience to go through every female obituary ruling out everybody whose services had already occurred or who were handled at other establishments. At least the perpetrator wasn't one of their own workers!
Of course I was just enough of a ghoul to look at local obituaries. It sure looks as if the funeral home has deliberately removed the victim's obit from its page to protect the family's privacy. Of all recent female clients (is the deceased a client?) there was only one whose funeral hadn't already occurred by the 8th, the date on which the crime is believed to have taken place, but that person did not die until the 9th! This was a female, at that funeral home, already dead but not yet buried on the 8th. It occurred to me that the funeral home might have removed her obit from its website but it would still appear in the local paper. It's a large area, though, and I didn't have the patience to go through every female obituary ruling out everybody whose services had already occurred or who were handled at other establishments. At least the perpetrator wasn't one of their own workers!
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Still checking, or rather, rechecking, when I ran out of time to edit. Since the story only just appeared, I initially assumed the crime took place in the last couple of days and so had to recheck all the funeral dates. Besides the 55-year-old who died on the 3rd whose funeral was on the 9th and the 67-year old who died on the 4th with services on the 10th, there was a 63-year-old who seems to have died on both the 7th and the 9th,
with services on the 16th.
There was a 73-year-old who died on the 2nd and I can find absolutely no information for services anywhere! Either services were private, or he went for the oldest one there and the body is being held for evidence!
with services on the 16th.
There was a 73-year-old who died on the 2nd and I can find absolutely no information for services anywhere! Either services were private, or he went for the oldest one there and the body is being held for evidence!
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Why would you want to know this person's identity?
Edit: I have removed the obituary notice from your post as this could be a breach of privacy.
'Cause one is over 50, two are over 60, and one is over 70, and the over-70-year-old is looking the most like the one! No one underage here but some real seniors! Of course all are equally dead, some slightly longer than others. At least the guy in the original article, those he admitted to were young, albeit some in extremely bad shape!
These are people's loved ones. Your speculation on who the victim might be (they're not named for a reason) and posting obit's of people that may have had no connection to this incident whatsoever, is a very dicey road to travel.
As for the lady with two death dates...I posted the link to show the notice really does say she died on both days, never mind what she was doing on the 8th...but sometimes even gravestones get dates wrong! Just thought it a bit weird. Regarding the lady with no funeral date...funeral could be private, or circumstances could be like those of my above-mentioned relative. He died in June, services were not till July, then were held out of state, so no announcement of time and place for services appeared in the obituary, but nothing suspicious about it. Same deal with a friend of mine, it took so long to arrange his funeral, the time and place were never published even online let alone in print, and another friend had to email us all...then the time was changed at the last minute due to another event in town. It could be none of the above is the actual victim...her obit, as I said, could have been removed. As for whether it's sicker to abuse a corpse which is old, but intact, or one which is young but has suffered trauma, I leave to others to debate....
I understand why you posted that obituary now, but because these people are so recently deceased I'd rather not link to their pages--just imagine if their loved ones were to stumble across this conversation by accident, that would be awful for them.
Just knowing that this happened is bad enough. I would really not want to personalize the victims and the families.