Police investigate after more than four dozen deceased people are found at a funeral home in South Chicago. Multiple reports say the bodies are located on Thursday, August 6, at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home. Authorities are said to be examining how the decedents were stored and why so many bodies were present, with accounts describing the remains in various stages of decomposition. One report says bodies are found in the basement of the facility, while another adds that some were also found in an attached garage. Both outlets describe the discovery as involving more than 50 decedents. The investigation is ongoing, and reports indicate police are working to identify the deceased, determine the timeline of when they arrived at the property, and establish who is responsible for the storage or handling of the remains. No additional confirmed details about charges, officials involved, or the identities of the decedents are provided in the accounts summarized here.
Police investigate discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at Chicago funeral home
Police investigate after more than four dozen deceased people are found at a funeral home in South Chicago. Multiple reports say the bodies are located on Thursday, August 6, at the South Chicago Chap...
- Police investigate the discovery of more than 50 deceased people at South Chicago Chapel funeral home.
- The bodies are described as being in various stages of decomposition.
- Reports say the remains are found in the funeral home’s basement and an attached garage.
- The discovery is reported to occur on Thursday, August 6, in South Chicago.
- Authorities are working to identify the deceased and determine how the bodies were stored.
Police are investigating after more than 50 decedents in various states of decomposition were found at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home on Thursday August 6
3 hours agoMore than four dozen bodies in various stages of decomposition were reportedly found in the basement and attached garage of a Chicago funeral home on Thursday.
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