Cremated Remains Found in Rental Home (AP)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The cremated remains of six people were found in the basement of a rental home where the tenant was being evicted, officials said.
The ashes were found in boxes as workers removed belongings from the house, said Dr. Ron Holmes, Jefferson County coroner.
The owner of the home, in western Louisville, called the coroner's office seeking advice on what to do with the boxes, Holmes said, because he wanted to make sure that the remains were handled respectfully. The owner declined comment Tuesday night.
The tenant apparently once worked at a funeral home, Holmes said. But why the remains were in his basement is unclear.
"This is bizarre," the coroner said.
The ashes are stored in six separate boxes, each labeled with a name, Holmes said. He would not release any of the names.
Holmes said he took the remains to a crematorium, which confirmed that they are human ashes. The coroner said he and workers at the crematorium opened one of the boxes and found a metal tag that is typically marked and kept with the ashes. The tag indicated that the body had been cremated in 1995, Holmes said.
The other boxes have not been opened, he said. Holmes said he and some of his deputies intended to go through coroner's records Wednesday to see whether they have any information on the people whose names are listed on the boxes. They would like to be able to notify next of kin, Holmes said.
Holmes said he would meet with police authorities Wednesday to see what they can determine about why the ashes were in the tenant's possession.
The ashes were found in boxes as workers removed belongings from the house, said Dr. Ron Holmes, Jefferson County coroner.
The owner of the home, in western Louisville, called the coroner's office seeking advice on what to do with the boxes, Holmes said, because he wanted to make sure that the remains were handled respectfully. The owner declined comment Tuesday night.
The tenant apparently once worked at a funeral home, Holmes said. But why the remains were in his basement is unclear.
"This is bizarre," the coroner said.
The ashes are stored in six separate boxes, each labeled with a name, Holmes said. He would not release any of the names.
Holmes said he took the remains to a crematorium, which confirmed that they are human ashes. The coroner said he and workers at the crematorium opened one of the boxes and found a metal tag that is typically marked and kept with the ashes. The tag indicated that the body had been cremated in 1995, Holmes said.
The other boxes have not been opened, he said. Holmes said he and some of his deputies intended to go through coroner's records Wednesday to see whether they have any information on the people whose names are listed on the boxes. They would like to be able to notify next of kin, Holmes said.
Holmes said he would meet with police authorities Wednesday to see what they can determine about why the ashes were in the tenant's possession.
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