Funeral Home Cuts Man’s Legs To Fit His Corpse In Casket

South Carolina License The body of 6-foot-7 James Hines was exhumed because of rumors that circulated after he died. His widow said investigators told her his legs had been cut off between the ankle and calf to fit the coffin.
by The Associated Press
Published: Tue, June 02, 2009 - 12:38 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, June 02, 2009 - 2:42 pm CST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina funeral board has
revoked the licenses of a funeral home and its director for cutting
the legs of a 6-foot-7 man so his corpse would fit in a casket.

State licensing spokesman Jim Knight says the Board of Funeral
Service voted Monday to revoke the funeral director license of Michael Cave and the license of Cave Funeral Services of Allendale.

Knight says the board also fined Cave the maximum $500 and
ordered him to pay $1,500 for the investigation.

Cave did not immediately return messages left at his home and
business Tuesday.

The body of James Hines was exhumed earlier this year because of
rumors that circulated after he died in 2004. His widow said
investigators told her his legs had been cut off between the ankle
and calf to fit the coffin.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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getreal Says:
Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 3:03 pm

an average casket is between 5’6 and 5’8 so if you need one larger you have to special order it. i thought everyone knew that.

JOESPKN
JOESPKN Says:
Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 2:05 pm

I don’t think she has a leg to stand on

KxVicious
KxVicious Says:
Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Why didn’t the widow buy a casket big enough? I think SHE should go to jail for being too cheap for the XL coffin.

claycitymadness
claycitymadness Says:
Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 7:20 am

this story is coming up a little short

butterflykisser101 Says:
Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Wouldnt she have noticed the length of the coffin at the funeral?

bobcat Says:
Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 3:43 pm

Under S.C. Law, destroying or desecrating human remains is punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison with a 100,000 dollar fine.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2222632/posts

SumOneILove Says:
Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 3:17 pm

I didn’t know this was a crime

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