Abandoned Detroit Crematory Raided By Police
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- With Detroit having its fair share of creepy abandoned funeral homes, it might not come as a complete surprise to people that there’s also an abandoned crematorium. And this particular crematorium, was at the center of controversy for the past couple of years, mainly due to the owners disgraceful and rather shady past. First off for those that may not know; a crematorium is where a deceased body would go to be cremated or in other words, the body is then set on fire and the high temperature heat gradually consumes the body. The remains are then reduced to ashes and bone fragments, which are then usually transferred into a decorative urn and given to the families and loved ones for keepsake.
Anyway, the crematorium was permanently closed in 2021 after the business was exposed by state investigators and then subsequently raided by state police.
The crematorium was owned and operated by a well known notorious funeral director, who at this point in time, must have certainly be used to trouble and scandal as he was also the former owner of the a now infamous shuttered funeral home in the area that was closed for having decomposing bodies with maggots in the garage along with several bloody caskets.
So it was 2021, only a few years after all of this mess, that he found himself again in hot water after his latest business venture, a cremation service company was suddenly raided by state police. Obviously state authorities knew of the controversial funeral home owner and were aware that he also had a history of licensing problems, however, there were 2 main reason for the raid: 1) previously the owner had all of his funeral privileges revoked and because of such actions, he was not eligible or allowed to hold a controlling interest in any funeral business, cemetery, and/or crematory. Records show that he had purchased the crematorium in early 2020 despite having no licensure to operate such a business. And then 2) state authorities claimed that he was “improperly storing and disposing of bodies at the crematorium” despite the owner denying these allegations against him.
Just weeks after the raid, state authorities announced that they had removed all of the bodies from the now shuttered crematorium, however upon our exploration we were in complete shock and disbelief as we soon found out otherwise…
As of 2023, the crematorium has since been mostly cleaned out as the owner continues to fight in effort to clear his now scared name and overcome any potential criminal charges. Unfortunately that will wrap it up for this abandoned crematorium video, but stay tuned Because we have more videos coming soon! And for more photos and our other locations, check out website at abandonedcentral.com. And don’t forget to go to abandoned central on UA-cam and hit that subscribe button so you don’t miss any of the latest videos. And if you want to help support us in creating these videos, please consider donating by clicking the super thanks link next to the download icon. Thank you for all the continued support.
Shame caskets cannot be donated to familys who cannot afford one.such a waste.😢
Even if caskets were donated , they would still have to pay for the burial part which can cost up to $7,000 alone. This was the situation with my mom’s funeral so we opted to rent a casket and cremate.
Not in my state and many others ….. One does NOT have to pay for burial of a un - embalmed body or ashes. They do not DEMAND through law tha you “MUST” embalm as long as you are willing to and can adhere to the “time guidelines” necessary. Anyone can start their own “family” cemetery if equipped to meet the governing laws.
Cremation devices or retorrs one is bigger than the other for larger size Bodies. The brooms that you saw in the corner what they use to sweep the ashes into a container after cremation. II you do not have to rotate a body as its cremating it will reduce on its own and burn through a wooden casket or box. The concrete slaves you showed earlier in the video our burial vaults. Some cemeteries require caskets to be buried in a vault. For instance if burial vault had been used the caskets would have never surfaced an been floating in the water
I believe they are called retorts
This is just so sad!!! 😢
That machine was used for sifting there ashes to take out whatever doesn't burn. Teeth metal from surgery, etc.
The one memorial you came across off the man fishing was a world renown pediatric neurosurgeon. He repaired the spinal column of a 23 week old fetus and was able to put it back in utero. Very accomplished man, sad to see he was taken to this place :(
Wow❤
Very accomplished! He deserved much much better. I hope he's at peace, along with the others, who were shown in this video. 🕊🕊
My son was cremated 8 years ago. The place we had his funeral and had him cremated was so clean and nice. My heart breaks for the families. They pay so much money and hope their loved ones remains are treated with respect. The man that did this is disgusting!!! He needs to be in jail.
I am so sorry you lost your son. Love and prayers to you x
The machine is called a cremalator it's basically a machine used to pulverise ashes and Bone fragments into a sand-like consistency. . When you remove ashes from a retort also known as a cremation machine. The ashes or cremains quite a bit of large pieces of bones that need to be broken down more. The tray is a collection Tray where the ashes or cremains are swept into. The hole on the trade and then you pour them into the cremalator
Thanks ur very knowledgeable
Thanks so much for this info!
Cremulator
Those machines with the stainless steel drum on top are "cremulators" or remains processors. They are used to pulverize the remaining bone fragments into a fine white powder we know as ashes.
Even though I don’t work in the business i knew what they were immediately lol
My mom was cremated and I was parked outside in the parking lot while she was being cremated I’m blessed that my cousin was the owner to the funeral home so she was well taken care of. So sad seeing how careless they were how could they pass by the ashes not seeing them crazy.
When my boyfriend passed away, his mom had visitation, a funeral, then had him cremated & the ashes sealed in a jade box and buried near his father. The cheap- looking blue caskets you were showing around 25:25 go inside of a rental casket, then after viewing, the body is cremated in the blue "cardboard" casket.
The concrete slabs looked like the lids to vaults that the casket sits in.
You are spot on as that is indeed what they are.
I'm from the UK, my mum and dad were both cremated and the thought of them being treated like this would be heartbreaking, the funeral director was so supportive, kind and respectful. Those poor people's loved ones ending up like this, it's horrendous, bereavement is already so hard without this added stress. I hope their ashes were retuned to their loved ones.
In so many ways I am thankful that I live in the uk the us is messed up in so many ways that in the uk would never happen.
@@Mrdumpster-rf6ck I agree very unlikely to happen here, maybe regulations are more stringent here, well I hope so.
I’m from the uk bit live stateside now cremation is a back street affair here. You just pay home to do it or outsource it. Not like in uk where the crems are run by the council and you go there and everything is out in the open. America needs to change esp as cremation has gotten much more popular over the last few years.
I went to an abandoned Funeral Home on 8 mile by The Booby Trap in the 80's. I told the woman who was in there "smoking" that I was there from the Realtor's office and that we were reboarding up the building because it had been sold that I'd give her a couple minutes to gather her things and she wouldn't be trespassed if she left right away. IT WORKED! ( I guess I was an urban explorer lol ) I told my Death and Dying professor about the cremains of loved ones left behind and he called the State to report it. Good on ya for doing the same. Stay safe and be blessed.
By the way that Singer sewing machine is an antique and worth money
Maybe they where mass produced during the Industrial Revolution they made over 30 million of them💯
You wont be able to open the Retort or oven by hand. The oily substance you saw at the retort door was likely hydraulic fluid as that is the system for raising such a heavy door.
I like how you carefully go over every detail and bring it to life. Some other channels they rip through things too fast...
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This is so Horrible I don't understand how they can just leave people's loved ones abandoned like that
Not all dead bodies have living relatives…… I know many living bodies who don’t have blood realatives either. You can’t “claim” anything that has went to and now belongs in the “system”. Those remains may never be claimed by anything other than government __________ *fill in that blank*
I don’t consider our justice system anything but an idea of someone’s ideal. 🤷♀️
And now you know how horror movies were thought of 👍🏼
Kind of stuff has been going on forever.
Those flattened cardboard boxes are what the body is in when it’s put into the crematorium
So sad how this person treated people love ones, the place should be torn down.
There is a folded flag behind those bags. One like would be presented to the family. Wonder if its was going to be in a special case for the family? That makes me FURIOUS!
I’m a Army veteran and I saw that folded American flag 🇺🇸, back there and I AM THROUGHLY PISSED 😡!!! How could those people sleep at night,knowing that they are not doing their jobs properly. Just like Grave Robbers from the past. “There is money to make off the dead 💀 ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️💀💀💀💀💰💵💵💵💵💵💸💵💵💵💵🤑🤑🤑🤑Sicking!!!😢
The owner was obviously also in the business of making burial vaults, as evidenced by all of the concrete supplies. The "slabs" being referred to are vault lids.
And now knowing how shady this business practices were , makes you wonder if the concrete vaults even worked or were made faulty to cut costs. I could see that happening
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The baby shoes! Omgoodness. Thier mom could have kept them so disrespectful.
The concrete slabs look like tops for vaults. Many places require them for burial
It's required in all cemeteries. Prevents the ground from caving in.
This is unbelievable.
This is horrifying
I've always wondered what the inside of that building looked like. Lived right down the road a few years ago.
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That looks like a new retort. How would you feel about going to work there every day? The door on the retort probably doesn't open without being unlocked due to the safety rules of operation.
Why aren't the authorities tracking down? Families that the cremated remains are still in the funeral home to return to them.😮
Years ago in Georgia they found something like 200 corpses just thrown over a hill; the funeral director was taking the money for the funeral proceedings, throwing the bodies over a hill and reusing the caskets. 🧐 "There's Uncle Louie! He's down there by the creek with a maple sprout 🌱 growing out of his mouth." 😂 I'm sorry, no disrespect for the dead. 😔
Turn on the main power and hit the door up button
It’s not advisable because what if something went wrong and he accidentally pressed the fire switch because it’s a dangerous system unless you no what your doing
Thank you, I enjoy your channel, especially when it comes to funeral homes. Fascinating. Old records receipt, don't seem to be new. Seems like this is just a recap.
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Wife would love that Singer, but 100% good on you for not taking things. Seems a waste, but really, I'd feel bad karma personally...
When the images of those baby shows it broke my hear it angers me that such a place existed the families I can’t describe how the families must be feeling when it showed the baby blanket and the shoes and the baby casket it made me really sad it really this place needs shutting down for good
I thot mutilation of a corpse was a criminal matter. How is this not a form of that?
They were not even careful with the ashes😡
The family doesn't get all the cremains anyway.
So very weird! Cars and caskets? Creepy vibes!
Casket supports are called biers.
The reason why you can't open it is because there are either bodies in them or they didn't finish creamating the bodies. The tools you see is not to turn the bodies it's to push feather down for cremation. The only reason why I know is because my little brother in law runs a cemetery with a cremation chamber. The machine you saw is the bone grinder for making ashes of the bones.
That black stuff isn't ashs, human ashs are gray/white. Iy could be evidence.
And open the doors via a button
Oh kneel down and ask God for forgiveness O'Neal.
They should’ve spent less on a funeral coach and hired a maintenance crew.
The concrete lids, manufacturing equipment, and the flatbed crane truck were all for the burial vaults.
Yeah, you can't be cremated, placed in the "oven" without being inside something. Those cardboard boxes are for the body prior to cremation. Cheapest.
How can this HAPPEN? UNBELIEVABLE! 😢
The concrete is to make the casket molds. All caskets are placed inside them during burial. Those concrete molds you showed are for the top of the casket mold. There’s a corresponding deep concrete container where the casket gets placed inside and then the concrete top is put over it. They put the bottom mold into the burial hole, then lower the casket into it. Then the top concrete cast is put on it.
They are called vaults. They are put into the ground. The casket in put inside & the vault lid is placed on top.
The concrete is for when you bury someone they put it inside a concrete container almost like a tomb to help the earth not to cave In where it was dug up and buried. Real old cemeteries tend to be lumpy land from it
@4:47 anyone else hear a second voice? Was there someone there with you????
Why didn't they just get a business license for the crematorium? Literally you don't need to be a licensed funeral director to operate a crematorium. That's just lazy and stupid.
It looks so much different now no more church pues and less brush more cleaned up now.
Like ummmmm so the city didn't check the funeral home or what I have questions
Thank you for sharing I found it very interesting and we all have nothing much to look forward to so enjoy while you’re here
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@3:31 those concrete slabs are the tops of casket vaults, used to discourage grave robbers and keep out ground water.
Those unused caskets should be given to some sort of charity for people that can’t afford funerals.
I know that before cv happened they were required to upgrade their "equipment " to have a triple filter for them, and upgrades that cost thousands right before 19'.
Interesting timing I said to myself. Stay Blessed
All that concrete? Probably was for making those concrete units that some purchase along with the casket believing the body would be preserved forever. There was a factory in Groveland that did nothing else but make these
You know the Muslims take care of the deceased ones the best and I'm not Muslim but I know they have so much respect.
Is anyone going to come back to give these belongings back to the families? That singer is in Pristine shape so yes it's worth something. Even the un used coffins and urns. But those should be given to military veterans. I loved those old black and white pictures.
I'm scared to have a wake or funeral. I just want to go from where I pass to the crematorium and done...
All those urns could be donated....I see a box with stars on it! I hope that's not a forgotten veteran!!
That blood that you had just seen was when the stomach exploded while the body was being cremated
I didn’t no thank you for telling us
The stone slabs are the lids that go on the stone sarcophagus that the casket is put into and then the dirt gets thrown on and thats it. You're buried.
Don't put valuables on your loved ones before they're buried such as watches, chains, etc. Many of the people in charge of funeral procedures steal them before the body is buried. Besides, they won't be needing a watch ⌚ they have all the time in the world.
What's the thread count on those sheets ?
The big metal canister by the standing casket is a pulverizer. Bones from the cremation go in it, and it grinds it into dust like a big blender.
I am still worried about you. Wear gloves and don’t touch anything!!!
It looks like a shrink wrap machine or some sort of packaging machine. That's burnt fat and body fluid.
Hope you can get some help finding the families to claim their loved ones remains. That's not right just letting them stay there in that horrible funeral home. They need to be properly buried if there's no families to claim them. Please help them find their families. 😭
As sad as this is, Flint isn't Detroit. Not even the same County.
That is so horrible what that funeral home did to those family members by leaving their ashes there when the police right at that place I hope you called the police and reported that hopefully those families got their loved one's ashes back
The police have been notified several times. They really don't care and won't do anything about it.
@@abandonedcentral well obviously the police don't care now here's what I can tell you to do I'm not sure where you're from I'm not sure if you're from Detroit I'm not sure what city you live in here's what I would do I would find out who the chief of police is in your city I would contact them and tell them I found an abandoned funeral home and there were loved ones ashes still there I contacted the police and they didn't do anything about it then I will contact the chief of police get him on the phone and tell him what you found time was it I found an abandoned funeral home it was a crematorium and there are loved ones ashes still there and someone needs to go out there and return the Ashes to their loved ones then I would contact a homicide detective show him the footage and get him to go out there and get the loved ones ashes out and then I will alert the news media about this and tell him what you found and then I would contact the mayor of your city cuz I'm not sure if you're from Detroit or Chicago I'm not sure where you from but I would definitely contact the mayor's office and get in touch with the detective or a homicide detective and if you need any help let me know
@@abandonedcentral now this is where I would do and I'll help you to the best of my knowledge now that funeral that crematorium was in Detroit Michigan correct I did see your video here's what I would do I would contact the mayor of Detroit and tell him what's going on tell him that you found an abandoned Funeral Home / crematorium and there are loved ones ashes still out there and they need to be returned to their loved ones because love wants to have some closure should have their deceased loved ones with them so they can have have some closure in their life because now they need to have their loved ones return to them and then I would contact the chief of police and get him on the phone and tell him what you found Tom listen I found an abandoned Funeral Home / crematorium and there are loved ones ashes out there that need to be returned to their families and then I would get in touch with a detective all like a homicide detective and let him know what you found and then I would go to the newspapers and tell him that that the police in your in Detroit won't do anything about it and then I would go to the news media and then tell him what you found tell him that the police in Detroit will not do anything about fighting loved one's Ashes to their families and that's not right so if there's anything else I can do let me know then or that doesn't help contact the Indiana State Police Department and get in touch with the detective
@@abandonedcentral if I were you I would contact the chief of police of Detroit city and find out who the chief of police is then I would contact the mayor's office and let him know that that you found an abandoned Funeral Home / crematorium and there are ashes still out there that belong to loved ones that need to be returned and then I would contact the Indiana State Police Department and get in touch with a detective and tell him what you found then I would call the coroner's office and talk to him and see what he says to do about the ashes
@@abandonedcentral and also I just forgot you might want to contact the health department cuz they're the ones that handle all that and just reported to them
Some families chose not to come back for the cremated remains. I cremated for 35 years.
Maybe after it all calms down you can get ahole of the family's but can't know how you are
Was thinking maybe they made their own burial vaults for the caskets. Could be why there's concrete supplies there
That Machine is for the bones to crash them to powerd I use to be a Assistant at a Crematorium it's sad what this pos did
Thats not too awfully far from where I live. I remember when he was getting busted and all this was going down. Was big news around here!
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That is a strange thing to do that for taking care of people's loved ones
Sum it all up is one word! BLACK!
They were passing the concret off as human cremains
I know where this place is, the neighborhood is less than desirable.
So much wasted crap in this world
Coffins are not used anymore. We use caskets
Word scramble Funeral
And ya get Real Fun
That machine is for grinding the bones to ash.
Horrible to hear about stuff like this.
My son is going to use my ashes for a tattoo he wants for me.
Why don't you wear gloves?
The concrete was to make vaults.
that is for after the remains for like bone and metal..
This a Detroit location? Or thier flint one. The flint one was covered by a few other channels awhile back..suprised it hasn't been more cleaned up as well as power still on
Ypsi, don't know why they are reporting as Detroit
The machine with the red button makes ashes
I live in the 6th most dangerous city in America. Detroit ranks as number 1 right now. I've been curious about Detroit, I've never been there. One of the similarities that I noticed is that we are both in boarder states ❤
What is the police looking for in there
Those are not human remain ashes. Cremains as they're called are white or beige in color. That is likely ash of cardboard or wood. That machine you found is a cremulator, used to grind the bones to fine dust.
They 100% are cremains. They are in cremated remains boxes with the peoples names on the box. The cremains are a white/ beige color. No one is putting ash from cardboard inside a cremated remains box then labeling them with peoples names.
They are vault lids
@3:12 the INSBLOCK -19 is an insulation the is used in Retorts (aka incinerators). Along with the cement, it looks like they were about to, or just did some repairs on their machines.
could have been hauling drugs with empty caskets = could have put the drugs into the concrete then transporting them
count dracula looking for a sleeping quarters 🤣🎶🦉💤
They were probably using the concrete mix with or in place of cremains also aside from making vaults, the van was probably used to pick up people's loved ones for transport to the crematory.
HORRIBLE. OMG
@4:31 that is a cremains processor. Basically a big blender that pulverizes bone into powder.
That first machine looked like a embalming machine. Dunno what the others were for. Hmm but I don’t think they do that at the funeral place??