Texas investigators say 8 melted, mummified bodies were in abandoned funeral home - NY Daily News
New details emerge in the Johnson Family Mortuary scandal in Fort Worth. The Lifetime channel canceled its reality show after cops reported a baby and a child were among the rotting remains
Abandoned bodies were found in these caskets left in the garage of the Johnson Family Morturary in Texas. Two managers have been charged with abusing corpses
Gruesome details have been revealed in an already disgusting saga of bodies abandoned at a Texas funeral home.
Eight bodies found at the Johnson Family Mortuary in Fort Worth were in varying states of decay, from melting to mummification, and included an infant and a child, according to arrest warrant documents filed against two funeral home managers.
One corpse was mummified inside a casket, and another was found wrapped in a sheet on a coffee table. The infant's remains were found melted into a canister and had been at the mortuary for two years, the affidavits said, according to The Dallas Morning News
Rachel Johnson, center, escorted by Fort Worth Police officers, is led to jail last week after she and her husband, Dondre Johnson, were charged with abusing corpses at the Johnson Family Morturary
Investigators said they smelled "the odor of decaying flesh " from the parking lot. Inside, they found insects had infested some of the bodies. Two were not embalmed. Others were on gurneys with bodily fluids dripping into buckets, it was revealed Wednesday.
Rachel Johnson, 35, the wife of co-owner Dondre Johnson, was arrested last week, along with her husband. They are free on bail pending trial on charges of abusing corpses
The Lifetime cable network said Friday it would not air a reality show titled "Good Grief" based on the Johnson family and their lavish funeral services, some of which included dancing pall bearers and hip hop music.
Johnson and his twin brother, Derrick, who wore tails and bow ties as they presided at funerals, were well-known in the area and called themselves "The Twins."
Adults and an infant’s body was among the decaying remains found abandoned inside the Johnson Family Mortuary in Fort Worth. The baby’s body, which had melted into a container, had been there for two years, police said.
Their dynasty came to an end last week when police were summoned after the mortuary's landlord came to inspect the building. He had evicted the Johnsons weeks before. Inside, he found the rotting bodies and no sign of the Johnsons.
At the time, Dondre Johnson said the whole incident was "a misunderstanding."
Authorities removing abandoned bodies from the Johnson Family Mortuary in Fort Worth, Texas. The putrid remains were infested with larvae and others were mummified, new details reveal.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Derrick Johnson was not involved in mishandling the corpses
