Anaheim Police Find 2 Missing Caskets in Inquiry That Also Located Skeletons
Police on Friday found two caskets reported stolen from a mortuary as they continued to investigate the separate discovery of two skeletons and cremated remains found at the home of the business’s former employee.
A witness led investigators Friday to a Santa Ana home, where two caskets reported stolen from an Anaheim mortuary were located, Police Sgt. Pattie Wasielewski said. Police did not reveal who lives at the home.
Police originally thought that the caskets, valued at about $12,000, had been stolen by a former employee. On Thursday, that employee’s home in Anaheim was searched. There, police said, they found what appeared to be two skeletons in other caskets and cremated remains.
Police did not say where the caskets found in Anaheim came from, but said they were not stolen.
The coroner’s office will examine the skeletons and cremated remains. Results are expected today, a deputy said.
No arrest has been made in connection with either case.
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