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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Police Arrest Embalmer For Swiping Gold Teeth From Remains

When you hand over the body of a loved one to a funeral parlor, you trust that the workers won't scour the remains for valuables to make a quick buck. But things apparently didn't work out that way in a Denver-area funeral home, where a freelance embalmer was indicted for swiping gold teeth from remains and pawning them.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Am I missing something? Why is it necessary to remove dental restorations from a deceased person?

Anonymous said...

12:55 it's not necessary they were greedy. They wanted the GOLD. Have you checked the price of gold lately?

Anonymous said...

whats the big deal? not like a dead guy is going to need it.

Anonymous said...

i don't really think it's a big deal either. it says in the article, they would be just thrown away if the family didn't request them.

Anonymous said...

A deceased person still has ownership, don't they?

Anonymous said...

Why would a deceased person need a dental exam?