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Detroit Family Says Funeral Home Mistakenly Cremated Mother and Presented Wrong Body

Police opened an investigation as the funeral home says it will conduct an internal review and try to resolve the family's complaints.

Overview

  • Relatives of 61-year-old Kimberlly Moore say they arrived for a scheduled viewing and were shown the body of another woman while being told Moore had already been cremated.
  • Moore's daughter said she recognized the error after noticing a distinguishing mark missing from the woman's toe when a body bag was unzipped.
  • Family members report receiving conflicting statements from Hutchinson Funeral Home staff about whether Moore's ashes were in the funeral home's possession.
  • Officers were seen at the Hutchinson Funeral Home as the Moore family demanded answers and the funeral home engaged a PR representative who acknowledged an issue and promised to make the family whole.
  • The case raises questions about identification and chain-of-custody procedures at the funeral home and could prompt regulatory or criminal review as investigations continue.