Whitey Ford
05-16-2024, 10:02 PM
Slain Man Was Buried 19 Years Ago. His Family Just Learned Medical Examiner Allegedly Kept His Skull and Spine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXSMxGyoqXA&t=7s
A Florida man who was murdered 19 years ago was allegedly buried without his skull and spine — and those body parts were just discovered at the local medical examiner's office, his family claims in a lawsuit.
Cedric Wayne McFadden, who was reportedly murdered in 2005, was buried after the Lake County Medical Examiner’s Office released his body to a funeral home in Ocala, Fla., Click Orlando and FOX 35 reported, citing family members and their lawyer.
McFadden, 24, was murdered during a robbery by David M. Lee, who admitted to the murder and led police to his partially submerged body in a pond in Belleview, authorities said, the Ocala Star Banner reported at the time.
Nearly 20 years later, McFadden’s family members say they were notified by the Lake County ME’s office that his skull and part of his spine were found at the funeral home, according to the outlets.
The remains were found in a bin at the funeral home, Click Orlando reported, citing a press release from the attorney working with the family.
McFadden's body was so decomposed after he was found that his family was unable to determine that it was missing his skull and spine parts, his sister Jacqueline Forshee said at a press conference streamed by FOX 35.
“Unfortunately my brother’s body was too decomposed, the state of it was not viewable,” she said at the conference. “When they released his body, we assumed that it was released in all of it.”
https://people.com/man-killed-buried-years-ago-family-alleges-medical-examiner-kept-skull-spine-8648836
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXSMxGyoqXA&t=7s
A Florida man who was murdered 19 years ago was allegedly buried without his skull and spine — and those body parts were just discovered at the local medical examiner's office, his family claims in a lawsuit.
Cedric Wayne McFadden, who was reportedly murdered in 2005, was buried after the Lake County Medical Examiner’s Office released his body to a funeral home in Ocala, Fla., Click Orlando and FOX 35 reported, citing family members and their lawyer.
McFadden, 24, was murdered during a robbery by David M. Lee, who admitted to the murder and led police to his partially submerged body in a pond in Belleview, authorities said, the Ocala Star Banner reported at the time.
Nearly 20 years later, McFadden’s family members say they were notified by the Lake County ME’s office that his skull and part of his spine were found at the funeral home, according to the outlets.
The remains were found in a bin at the funeral home, Click Orlando reported, citing a press release from the attorney working with the family.
McFadden's body was so decomposed after he was found that his family was unable to determine that it was missing his skull and spine parts, his sister Jacqueline Forshee said at a press conference streamed by FOX 35.
“Unfortunately my brother’s body was too decomposed, the state of it was not viewable,” she said at the conference. “When they released his body, we assumed that it was released in all of it.”
https://people.com/man-killed-buried-years-ago-family-alleges-medical-examiner-kept-skull-spine-8648836