I have been in the funeral service industry for several years. This man, and his firm abused these remains in the most disgusting way. He violated the sacred trust that is given to any funeral home tasked with caring for the deceased. He abused his community in ways that is unforgivable. Why it took so damn long to shut him down is beyond me. It became clear to me that he had racked up plenty of violations before the state revoked his license in 2018. My heart goes out to each one of the families affected by this selfish man. It’s tough enough to find enough strength to get through burying a loved one. Imagine how much strength it takes to get through knowing your loved one was discarded like trash. I truly can’t wrap my head around how he can justify keeping babies, in his funeral home ceiling without feeling any sort of shame. I hope he receives a long prison sentence. Again my heart goes out to every one of those victims
They need an inspection group like they have for hospitals, JACO randomly show up and go through. At any time! And not from the area. So there's no bias.
Whether he was telling the truth or not, I don't know; he claimed that he was keeping the bodies until the family could pay for their burial. There was even a woman on there stating that she couldn't pay. I'm not defending him; I'm asking in order to learn. What does a mortician do in a situation where the family can't afford a funeral?
In some places the city or some organizations provide the funds for the burial of people that don’t have family or the family can’t pay. I am sure it’s different everywhere.
This makes my blood boil!!! My father was a mortician and funeral director. I grew up in and around funeral homes. I was taught to give the up most respect to the deceased and their families. This is beyond disgraceful and disrespectful! My heart goes out to any and all who had to deal with this funeral home!
Nobody should ever get into the funeral business unless they have the ABSOLUTE HIGHEST respect for the dead. This is heartbreaking and disgusting that humans could treat other humans, alive and dead like this..💔
I believe they also need an extreme mental evaluation before entering a business such as this. The man running the funeral home obviously were not right in the head to allow these things to happen.
Look up the Tri-State crematory incident from 2002. Guy was "storing" (i.e., dumping) bodies on his property instead of creating them, and pocketing the trivial amount of money he was saving in natural gas costs. There were several hundred bodies found on his property.
Yes but they went years without wondering what happened to the body and then all of a sudden the people are appalled and surprised that their families remains weren't cared for... even if you couldn't pay one should at least make a payment plan for the sake of the remains, it's just another example of people wanting everyone to give them everything even though they give nothing themselves and the usual of a guy only caring about money. The families are responsible too.
@@brycecharles3856 I understand that the families are responsible too but just because someone can't pay to have a funeral for their baby doesn't mean that baby should be mummified in a ceiling. Lots of cemeteries have pauper fields filled with graves of those who don't have anywhere else to go or family to care about them.
@@redfoxcaly I agree which is why I wonder why the families didn't do this in the first place. They knew they didn't have the money and yet went there for services. The hospital in a lot of cases helps with dealing with the loss of an infant. Yes the funeral director is a scumbag, yes he could of just done the right thing and cremated the infants as well as adults and just put them on the shelf or he himself could of gone to the state and told them of his dilemma but my point is that these people abandoned their loves ones for years and never tried to finalize anything and yet are so devastated and shocked they didn't receive free services.
@@brycecharles3856 I don't care what it took I would never be able to wonder where my deceased baby was. I would do literally anything to get the money I needed. I know there are a lot of people who believe because they have nothing then something is owed to them.
My former mother in law's services were held by Cantrell. I was mortified when I heard this story. To think that there were bodies hidden throughout the funeral home is so disturbing and disrespectful, all the while carrying on like it's everyday business. 💔
The new owners of this funeral home making it into a well needed community center will bring life and laughter into its walls and to the neighborhood, thanks for your story, I just found your channel!
@@abandonedcentral Those involved should be given 11 life sentences plus 500 years just to really ensure they really pay. The building should be destroyed and the property should be permanently left empty. Such a disgrace.
I know the grief of losing a newborn baby. Those parents had to go through it twice because of that monster who owned the funeral home. I can't wrap my mind around it. It's a betrayal like no other.
Thank god I know my son was buried when he died! He was in the coffin that was buried in the grave in the ground and is still there since 1976!! My son died from SIDS at 3.5 months old. I am the one who found my son dead the next morning. He had died during the night in his sleep.
@@mazieg7072 I'm so sorry. I lived in a very small town & my daughter is buried in a small cemetery in another even smaller town. Hard to get away with doing the things these people did in a small community like ours. My daughter was 9 days old. I truly believe our little ones are in heaven, alive & well forever with the Lord Jesus. It's hard losing a baby. Parents shouldn't have to bury their children but we unfortunately do.
As a mother of 2 stillborns I couldn't imagine! I know my 2 angels were buried side by side in family burial plot. And in my heart ❤️ know there in heaven
@@sassyvtmom2009 I'm really sorry! I can't imagine losing 2 babies. One was difficult enough. I do believe we will see them again & they're safe in heaven. They are waiting for us. Much love ❤🙏
As a member of the profession, I am horrified at hearing this report. I consider it a privilege to be entrusted, by the families, with the care of their loved ones, and consequently treat every deceased person as though they were my own. The criminal activity in this video defies belief; I can only begin to imagine what the families must have gone through, and I pray for them all on behalf of the profession. I only hope that the disgusting individuals responsible for these most insidious crimes got the appropriate treatment by the Courts, though sadly, nothing will ever erase the memories for the families. God bless them.
You did a great job reporting the facts & images to us. I attended a viewing there of a coworker who was shot and killed in a car jacking in 2018. During the early afternoon of her viewing, no one from the funeral staff was there as I was trying to find an employee to let them know that the deceased had blood dripping from her ears and a cotton ball was sticking out of her nose. I was horrified and tried my best to clean it up before her family or children arrived, and when an employee finally showed up, he casually said “I went to grab some food” and he wasn’t in any hurry to offer an apology or explanation for the urgent situation. As her coworkers, we paid for the funeral in full and advance and now I assume the funeral home probably cashed the check before they completed the job and maybe they figured “who cares”. I didn’t want to offend or upset the small family (one out of town sister, 2 young children, boyfriend) so I cleaned her up, kept it to myself waiting for others to arrive. I’ll never forget the way I felt sitting there alone and feeling shocked and sorrowful for the families of Detroit who were being taken advantage of at the most vulnerable and painful times in their lives. Sadly it was confirmed in this video that this was a “business as usual” for these criminals and they kept on doing their thing since they were getting away with it even after being reported. So many sad sides to this story. May those families find peace and be helped by the state to properly receive the remains of their loved ones. 🙏🏼❤
I would have been scared to death I can't imagine how you felt makes my blood boil thank you for your big heart and your kindness for taking care of someone's loved one so they didn't have to do that God bless you
I have come across this a year later, I had to let you know that you did something beautiful for you’re friend, you are a good kind compassionate woman.
I'm so sorry that you had to see your coworker/friend like that! It's completely inexcusable and disgusting behavior on their part. You shouldn't have had to clean her up. She should have been clean, embalmed, and ready for her viewing. I'm so sorry. These people deserved so much better than this, and the families and friends deserve peace and comfort.
I'm a retired Funeral Director I embalmed and got the corps ready for burial. This is a black mark on many funeral homes, when we graduate, we take an oath, I find this disgusting and very horrific. I hope they lose everything and the sale of the funeral home given to those families of those abandoned in the funeral home. This really pisses me off, especially the babies that they found, most funeral homes bury babies for free
My mother had a stillborn baby girl in 1963. I don't know if my parents had to pay for anything; Dad was a veteran and probably got the free burial at the military cemetery. They didn't have a funeral.
I was a hospice on call nurse working nights and weekends. I was at the bedside for many deaths, and always maintained my patients dignity, I never left their bedside until the funeral home arrived, and I walked out with my patient with my hand on the gurney until they were placed in the hearse. If at ANY time I felt my patient was not being treated right in death, I instantly spoke up, took charge of the situation, and even called to report the removal service or the funeral homes own team to the funeral home owner. I am outraged at what happened here and am hoping that this will tighten regulations on the buisness in general. Horrifying.
You're a wonderful lady. It takes a special person to do what you do. Thank you for everything you do. I was a caretaker for my dear late mother in law until she passed away in the hospital. It's a hard job. It takes so much out of you. I couldn't stand to be there when they took her off of life support. I had tried so hard to keep her alive that I couldn't bear to see her die. I miss her so much every day.
My dearly departed uncle's funeral was at Cantrell some years ago and to know that while we were there, there were remains of souls handled in such a disgusting manner! This is insane
As the mother to a stillborn daughter from another state this infuriates me for those families that were deceived by that funeral home and this saddens me as well that they werent properly laid to rest at the time. My funeral home that performed her services also did it for free as the gentleman who handled everything for us had lost a child as well so he knew our loss.
This happened in a town near me as well.. Brent Marsh, a crematory. He would keep hundreds of bodies on his property after his machinery stopped working. Sad…. Really sad for all those families who had rocks and dirt instead of ashes of those they thought were their loved ones remains with no proper burial. Some of the bodies have never been found. 😳 so disturbing.
Things like this is exactly why, I tell my son and his wife, to stand and witness whom ever it is cremating me, so they can be absolutely sure, it’s me they’re getting back. I told them, I know it will be hard to watch, but at least, they’ll know.
It is customary in my world to see the body in the casket from first day of viewing until it is closed just before leaving to the cemetery. Family was watches them load In the hearse, follow To gravesite, unload, lower into grave, put the vault lid on and we sit there until the last shovel of dirt is put on. Then often go back for days afterward to see if everything looks the same. Had an incident years ago in our town where Many bodies were put in the ground with no casket at all. Even though the families had paid for caskets and the vault. Not only were their no caskets, if anything buried with them was of value, that was taken too.
My grandparents/uncle/mother/godmother & aunt were ALL serviced by Cantrel Funeral Home from 1984-2012. Cantrel Sr was still alive & at that facility everyday!!! When the son took over it was downhill from there. Cantrel's was there for the community & helped people during a time when decisions are hard & emotions run high with no money. Sicking what came to be & all for money. Sr came from the south when factory jobs were a plenty & he'd tell his stories to comfort people, he worked hard to build his service for those around him & had such a caring/calming spirit.
Thank you so much can't your singer is my great uncle he died back in 2012 at the age of 96 his son took over the business and put the family that was working there out and hired his own people I was trained by my uncle Raymond senior when I was 11 years old well how to run a funeral home and everything and bombing bodies and we had an account for families that can pay we will put $20,000 in the account for cremation and burial we did help the community and then when my cousin took over the funeral home it went downhill he fired a lot of the family that was working there so it was a family member another cousin that told what was going on when he fired him and no my Uncle Raymond Sr here did not do any of this
I’ve read on here that some have said most funeral homes not charging for babies.. here in Oklahoma we haven’t heard of that. we paid $1.000 for are 17 day old grandson
@@SamuelBlack84 Maybe because of the way they were stored in containers wrapped up, the whole place probably smelled like death, that odor permeates everything.
As a former funeral director this makes me sick!! But nothing in Detroit surprises me considering the people who run this city and too many of the people who live there. Don't get pissed...it's just true!
Most funeral homes don't charge for baby funerals (0-5 yrs old) as long as you use the generic coffin offered,you have to pay if you want extras. My granddaughters funeral didn't cost anything, I just had to pay for opening & closing of the ground and the headstone. My local funeral home did a very good job with my granddaughter! Can't imagine what these families are goin through,so sad!
Sorry about your granddaughter :( this story is so gross and mostly sad! It’s chilling how when those guys were checking out the building there was just babys corpses above…
It makes you question your own funeral homes in your home town about what really goes on. It makes you wanna do a walk through. unbelievable. may all these people get peace of mind now n may they r.i.p.
I decided already that i’ll be donating my body to science which is free for my family and afterwards they cremate your body for your family to hold on to or bury. I have a very rare genetic condition so I made this decision when I was pretty young because not a lot is known about it and nobody really researches it much so I wanted someone to use my struggles in life to make things easier for people born with the same condition in the future. As long as the military doesn’t use me to “see the effects of a bomb on a human body” (They legitimacy said this as their reasoning once 🤨) I’m okay with most research. You have to register but not everywhere will allow you to choose what your body is used for, but obviously that’s important to me so i haven’t gotten to register yet.
That's good he got. He could of told the family was not able to help them if they can not pay. He should never be allowed to open another business ever. What some people do for money. So sad. Son like father. That is so sad. God give these family peace. Thanks for sharing.
This must be one of the most upsetting story's I've ever heard in years, and the poor lady that doesn't know where her sister's remains are, you could feel her pain, as for finding the 11 baby's remains I have tears in my eyes typing this, just sad, I can't understand what the families are going through, I really hope the old owner spends time in prison but even that seems to good for him, just a load of sadness xx 😢😢
The families never bothered to witness the burial of there kids they dumped them at the funeral home and never thought to follow up . All the parents fault I would have given them the bodies back after refusal to pay
My mom passed away a few years ago and what I seen haunted me for years. Her arms were bruised really bad. She had bruising around her neck like somebody choked her. My mom passed away in a nursing home the first nurse checked her said that she could hear a a fantt pulse a second nurse came in and said no. Then she was removed and taken to the funeral home. For years I thought what if there was a Saint Paul's and she came to and they choked her. In a funeral home when they are caring for our loved ones they should care for them as if it was their loved one that they were preparing. I could not imagine what these families are going through that still had loved ones in the building and the bodies were found.
I'm glad that the new owners are doing something positive with the building and property, Lord knows that Detroit does need a place where the youth can go to hang out and stay out of trouble and the gangs that plague that area.
I'm speechless, lost of words, and just spiritually damaged, All I want to say is *Condolences To The Families* of all theses deceased, this is very mind crushing & I hope everyone of them *Make The Rest Of His Life A Living Nightmare*
This is disturbing, my heart goes out to these victims, and more importantly the family's. I can't even begin to imagine how these people are feeling. 😢🙏 xx
That was disturbing and horrific those little ones in the loft space especially cruel, my condolences to all those families what they must be feeling I can’t possibly imagine. Thank you AC for an update and so pleased this place is going to be used appropriately from now on xx
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As a mother of 2 stillborns I couldn't imagine! I know my 2 angels were buried side by side in family burial plot. And in my heart ❤️ know there in heaven
I remember this I live in Detroit...horrible situations with these people & babies family's were devastated the community was at awe of what was happening inside this funeral home..East Detroit is just like the rest of the city...be careful where you go & whom you associate with on the street or professionally 💯
I don't know if I want to know, but the toilets in that one room. Are they there to flush fluids/stuff down the drain? That's the only thing I could think they'd be used for. If they are, does it go in a private septic tank or a municipal sewer? I find the thought of it going into either very disgusting but the public sewer seems more gross. Someone with more knowledge please enlighten me. That set up is so weird with the bars and the multiple toilets in a row. This place is unbelievable.
That poor woman, her distress over her sister, broke my heart! God bless her, I wanted to hug her so badly. Try my best to somehow help her. I hope she received some answers!
"These were monsters!!! No one should have to endure this type of pain" you expect your loved ones to be laid to rest and find out otherwise " so heartbreaking to know that unfortunately it is still going on" I pray the families can get closure and the souls of their loved ones rest in complete peace "😔😪❤
A true horror story...unbelievable. These poor people to witness this is so sad as losing their loved ones and then to see them in these conditions. They will never forget this😞
hey from Germany...it's terribly sad what happened there. It's a very nice big building and I hope the new owner can put the negative behind and gain confidence.
Between the excessive cost of funeral home services and stuff like this, we should consider going back to the old ways and letting family and friends take care of the body. Then you know from beginning to burial, exactly what happens. I even have suspicions of cremation. How do you know those ashes belong to your loved one? For all we know it could be a cremated dog or just wood ash from the fireplace or grill…..
I just found your channel, its very sad to see what can happen to our loved ones. Thank you for putting content like this. You do an awesome job with the backstories
And unfortunately, the deceased cannot speak. And unless an autopsy is conducted with honest medical examiners, they wouldn’t know the truth. I’m not trying to insinuate that the ME’s would do this kind of thing. However, I wouldn’t think that these Funeral Directors, Embalmers etc… would do things that were later found with the loved ones bodies. Such a sad situation for the deceased and their loved ones. Shame on the owners of this funeral home! Disappointed and Disgusted 😢🤢
@@christhomas6199 - You wouldn't even have electricity to post nonsense like that if it weren't for "wht" people. Everything around you except the air you breathe was innovated by "wht" people. Ape....
I generally wouldn't know how I'd feel if me and my husband were told that our baby had been found dumped in a loft and to be told 10 years later that actually your baby wasn't cremated. I think we would be more than devastated.
Just HORRIFIC!!!!!! I can’t even imagine the shock and horror these notified families went through. Those poor little babies. Cantrell Funeral Home was a nightmare!!!! God rest all of those souls of those ones who were improperly embalmed or stored in unlawful places. I hope those responsible are in prison!
I cant imagine the horror these families went through my brother lost his baby 2 weeks before she was due to be born and the funeral home said "she will be treated like she is our own daughter" they gave us a discount on her cremation and even made memorial cards for us for free 😔 and these poor babies were thrown up in the ceiling and left there like garbage 😭
The same thing happened to my mother. She didn't feel movement for a few days, and the doctor induced her. The funeral director advised Dad not to see the baby as she was decomposing.
My brother's girlfriend at the time had just a week to go until their daughter was due to be born. The doctors should have induced labor because "M" had enough amniotic fluid for 3 women and she complained to her doctor. He told her that if she gets any more uncomfortable, then he'll induce labor. She ended up gushing water at home, my brother called 911 and she was given many tests and so on. Baby girl's placenta had torn away from the weight of all that fluid, causing her to drown. "M" told us she had felt her move on Friday, wasn't sure if she moved on Saturday & definitely didn't feel any movement on Sunday. We quickly made the trip there. It was heartbreaking, of course. The minister at the funeral, who was also my brother's friend, said that she was not born into sin, she was born into Heaven. (A beautiful sentiment.) As I was watching this video, I was thinking that could have happened to our baby. My heart goes out to the families of all the loved ones. I would be devastated as they are.
It's outrageous the authorities didn't close that place much earlier! Why aren't they inspecting the premises of every funeral home extensively in the country very regularly? No space should be unseen by inspectors ever.
So so wrong on so many levels......my goodness how could those people still work there day after day knowing what was in the garage and above in the ceiling ? And they honestly thought no one would ever find out ? This is just sick !
Great job putting together all of the backstory with your footage. I adds so much when that information is included. The funeral industry definately has had some pretty awful things happen. No excuse at all but I do think when you’ve seen hundreds of bodies perhaps they lose their humanity. Sad and horrifying to think about.
There is a hand around the corner when she is going down the stairs at 7:01. It disappears very quickly. Maybe part of the crew....maybe something creepy!?
My brother’s body was removed from the funeral home by the state. There is a second funeral home that is owned by an ex wife that covered the recently arraigned funerals for the agreed on prices. We had just left our brother’s clothes the day of the shut down. This used to be a premier funeral home when it was run by the father who has passed years ago. This is just a shame.
This is one of the most disgusting as vile as things that I've ever seen in my life the man that home that funeral parlour should be jailed for life because those bodies are not just bodies they are people whose families loved and still do so what is going to become of those people's loved ones I would really like to know that and what is gonna become of the funeral man that runs in home that funeral parlour it is disgusting it is Vile and never want to see anything like this again it makes you afraid to die to know what happens to the body it is despicable to know that human beings could allow something like this to happen I feel sorry for the the day families that off to deal with this this is something that the families will never ever get over my god I hope god gives the family strength to deal with this and people will help those people that need help to bury their loved ones because it is something that I never want to see ever again
@@kellyhenderson9972 I'm no leftist, I'm just studying it to understand where the other side is coming from. However, jailing someone for life is a bit ludicrous if you ask me, simply for mismanaging and being irresponsible with people who are already dead isn't deserving of so harsh a punishment. Taking away his funeral license is adequate.
@@ChocolateHabanero22 so you’d be okay with finding out your family member was rotting away in a ceiling ? Okee dokee. He deserves prison time. It’s called an indignity of a human body. Which is a crime punishable by jail time.
@@kellyhenderson9972 Well first of all rotting in a ceiling or in the ground is the same thing basically, but I see where you are coming from. I wouldn't want that to be my family member either. As for jail/prison time, there are others MUCH more worthy of serving time than he. I can think of many right off the top of my head. What he did, mismanaged or lied and deceived; he really shouldn't be going to prison for that. Our prison's are full enough.
11 babies, so 11 parents thought their baby was buried or cremated and come to find out they're in a ceiling. I don't even understand how that could even happen. SMMFH
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Horrible, really gross. Totally disrespectful. Those people are going to have a rude awakening. Disrespecting the dead brings bad luck to those who are responsible for this. Im glad I'm not in their shoes.
That poor woman. Maybe someone could start a go fund me for her sisters body to be cremated. Well for all the bodies actually. This is so sickening. Wen my husband died he was only 43 so it was so hard but my funeral home was absolutely wonderful...he was kind understanding and dealt with my drug addict sis n law calling him and saying horrible things about me. I amso grateful for him.
Some cities have funds for burial for people who don't have the funds. They will not tell you this but, funeral director's receives these funds from the city and state per year. All funds not used is profit for the funeral home.
It's just horrific. I don't even have words....I can't even imagine how the loved ones of the deceased must have felt. Cantrell definitely should've known better not only because of the lack of care he was giving, but also; he broke the law! Funeral homes cannot hault funeral services due to lack of payment, and this is exactly why. I just am baffled at the number of employees that just went along with it. It had to be an outsider blowing the whistle for it to be even discovered. I hate to think how long those lost souls would've been sitting there had someone not alerted the authorities. Shame on them! I have a friend who is a mortician and when he heard this story he CRIED. He said, "How can anyone toss someone aside like that??? Like trash!" Those people are not trash. They matter(ed) to someone. They matter to me!
This is so sad. Having both my parents die over the past few years I have arranged both there funerals (I’m the family decider and organiser of legal and serious matters) and my parents had pre paid both there cremations. It’s a very very stressful time for families and we were so lucky that both funerals and cremations were well conducted. Other things such as service booklets/flowers and cremation vessels needed to be paid for so we choose eco containers as we knew we would be scattering the remains in a family loch. I still have a lot of grief attached to both my parents passing and no family should have to deal with an other single ounce of stress ontop of a flawless burial service and this sickens me.
This is the kind of thing that horror stories and nightmares are made of. How did that Cantrell guy go about his business as if none of that was going on. WHAT is wrong with some people?
I have been in the funeral service industry for several years. This man, and his firm abused these remains in the most disgusting way. He violated the sacred trust that is given to any funeral home tasked with caring for the deceased. He abused his community in ways that is unforgivable. Why it took so damn long to shut him down is beyond me. It became clear to me that he had racked up plenty of violations before the state revoked his license in 2018. My heart goes out to each one of the families affected by this selfish man. It’s tough enough to find enough strength to get through burying a loved one. Imagine how much strength it takes to get through knowing your loved one was discarded like trash. I truly can’t wrap my head around how he can justify keeping babies, in his funeral home ceiling without feeling any sort of shame. I hope he receives a long prison sentence. Again my heart goes out to every one of those victims
They need an inspection group like they have for hospitals, JACO randomly show up and go through. At any time! And not from the area. So there's no bias.
Yea I may as well donate my body to science... not trusting this won't happen now
@@coolinwithlaura4114 you have no idea what they do to bodies in science : )
@kristen Anderson I trained on people that donated to science and it really got me sighs
Whether he was telling the truth or not, I don't know; he claimed that he was keeping the bodies until the family could pay for their burial. There was even a woman on there stating that she couldn't pay. I'm not defending him; I'm asking in order to learn. What does a mortician do in a situation where the family can't afford a funeral?
Wow. My infant daughter died and the funeral director did everything for free. He said nobody expects their baby to die so aren't typically prepared.
My son lost his daughter 3 days before she was born. I can not even imagine. My heart breaks everyday. OMGosh
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@@breewallace9814 💔blessings🙏
Im so sorry. I cant imagine. Hugs and prayers
May their gentle souls rest in eternal peace
That lady crying about her sister's remains being stuck in there just shattered my heart 💔💔💔💔
That was heartbreaking 😭
In some places the city or some organizations provide the funds for the burial of people that don’t have family or the family can’t pay. I am sure it’s different everywhere.
no pay no funeral. Shit ain't free.
Fake outrage.
@@enchantedharlot Mine too
This makes my blood boil!!! My father was a mortician and funeral director. I grew up in and around funeral homes. I was taught to give the up most respect to the deceased and their families. This is beyond disgraceful and disrespectful! My heart goes out to any and all who had to deal with this funeral home!
Yes, the utmost respect should be given to the dead. This is horrific!
Nobody should ever get into the funeral business unless they have the ABSOLUTE HIGHEST respect for the dead. This is heartbreaking and disgusting that humans could treat other humans, alive and dead like this..💔
The ones that are no good don't last too long in the business.
eat sum food and saying anything to be honest with you i dont feel a hundred per cent correct and i can get the best place heaven forbid and every one
I believe they also need an extreme mental evaluation before entering a business such as this. The man running the funeral home obviously were not right in the head to allow these things to happen.
It's a black funeral home. You know it's highly likely something's not going to be on the up and up.
@@SteffiReitsch gb9
This has to be one of the most disturbing things I've seen in a very long time. RIP to all the souls that were mishandled.
God handles souls, not bodies.
And you have to understand this falls back on family. Members because you would as when is the funeral where is the ashes this is your love one
Look up the Tri-State crematory incident from 2002. Guy was "storing" (i.e., dumping) bodies on his property instead of creating them, and pocketing the trivial amount of money he was saving in natural gas costs. There were several hundred bodies found on his property.
The bodies were greatly mishandled not the souls.
@@moxyliebtjan
What is your primary felt reason for your own unbelief?
I can't imagine losing my baby and finding out years later that they were in a ceiling the whole time. 😔
Yes but they went years without wondering what happened to the body and then all of a sudden the people are appalled and surprised that their families remains weren't cared for... even if you couldn't pay one should at least make a payment plan for the sake of the remains, it's just another example of people wanting everyone to give them everything even though they give nothing themselves and the usual of a guy only caring about money. The families are responsible too.
@@brycecharles3856 I understand that the families are responsible too but just because someone can't pay to have a funeral for their baby doesn't mean that baby should be mummified in a ceiling. Lots of cemeteries have pauper fields filled with graves of those who don't have anywhere else to go or family to care about them.
@@redfoxcaly I agree which is why I wonder why the families didn't do this in the first place. They knew they didn't have the money and yet went there for services. The hospital in a lot of cases helps with dealing with the loss of an infant. Yes the funeral director is a scumbag, yes he could of just done the right thing and cremated the infants as well as adults and just put them on the shelf or he himself could of gone to the state and told them of his dilemma but my point is that these people abandoned their loves ones for years and never tried to finalize anything and yet are so devastated and shocked they didn't receive free services.
@@brycecharles3856 I don't care what it took I would never be able to wonder where my deceased baby was. I would do literally anything to get the money I needed. I know there are a lot of people who believe because they have nothing then something is owed to them.
Only in detroit!
My former mother in law's services were held by Cantrell. I was mortified when I heard this story. To think that there were bodies hidden throughout the funeral home is so disturbing and disrespectful, all the while carrying on like it's everyday business. 💔
I hope you guys provided dna related to the deceased to make sure she was actually burried :(
This is heartbreaking. I lost my dad when I was 25. The funeral director was amazing. My heart goes out to these people.
The new owners of this funeral home making it into a well needed community center will bring life and laughter into its walls and to the neighborhood, thanks for your story, I just found your channel!
I can't believe it took so long to revoke all licenses and shut it down.
Insane right? Should've happened the first time they investigated the place!
@@abandonedcentral
Those involved should be given 11 life sentences plus 500 years just to really ensure they really pay. The building should be destroyed and the property should be permanently left empty. Such a disgrace.
At 7:01 there is something around the corner when they are going down stairs. It disappears right away.
@@riotxart4558 Looks like a hand suddenly disappears. Kinda creepy.
# Duece was One Bum ass ninja !!!
I know the grief of losing a newborn baby. Those parents had to go through it twice because of that monster who owned the funeral home. I can't wrap my mind around it. It's a betrayal like no other.
Thank god I know my son was buried when he died! He was in the coffin that was buried in the grave in the ground and is still there since 1976!! My son died from SIDS at 3.5 months old. I am the one who found my son dead the next morning. He had died during the night in his sleep.
@@mazieg7072 I'm so sorry. I lived in a very small town & my daughter is buried in a small cemetery in another even smaller town. Hard to get away with doing the things these people did in a small community like ours. My daughter was 9 days old. I truly believe our little ones are in heaven, alive & well forever with the Lord Jesus. It's hard losing a baby. Parents shouldn't have to bury their children but we unfortunately do.
As a mother of 2 stillborns I couldn't imagine! I know my 2 angels were buried side by side in family burial plot. And in my heart ❤️ know there in heaven
@mazie g. I am so sorry! You will see your baby again, one day. May God bless you!
@@sassyvtmom2009 I'm really sorry! I can't imagine losing 2 babies. One was difficult enough. I do believe we will see them again & they're safe in heaven. They are waiting for us. Much love ❤🙏
As if losing a baby wasn't hard enough, he figured out how to make it even worse on the family.
As a member of the profession, I am horrified at hearing this report. I consider it a privilege to be entrusted, by the families, with the care of their loved ones, and consequently treat every deceased person as though they were my own. The criminal activity in this video defies belief; I can only begin to imagine what the families must have gone through, and I pray for them all on behalf of the profession. I only hope that the disgusting individuals responsible for these most insidious crimes got the appropriate treatment by the Courts, though sadly, nothing will ever erase the memories for the families. God bless them.
You did a great job reporting the facts & images to us. I attended a viewing there of a coworker who was shot and killed in a car jacking in 2018. During the early afternoon of her viewing, no one from the funeral staff was there as I was trying to find an employee to let them know that the deceased had blood dripping from her ears and a cotton ball was sticking out of her nose. I was horrified and tried my best to clean it up before her family or children arrived, and when an employee finally showed up, he casually said “I went to grab some food” and he wasn’t in any hurry to offer an apology or explanation for the urgent situation. As her coworkers, we paid for the funeral in full and advance and now I assume the funeral home probably cashed the check before they completed the job and maybe they figured “who cares”. I didn’t want to offend or upset the small family (one out of town sister, 2 young children, boyfriend) so I cleaned her up, kept it to myself waiting for others to arrive. I’ll never forget the way I felt sitting there alone and feeling shocked and sorrowful for the families of Detroit who were being taken advantage of at the most vulnerable and painful times in their lives. Sadly it was confirmed in this video that this was a “business as usual” for these criminals and they kept on doing their thing since they were getting away with it even after being reported. So many sad sides to this story. May those families find peace and be helped by the state to properly receive the remains of their loved ones. 🙏🏼❤
That's horrible!
Thank you for doing what you did for the family ❤ It must have been horrifying to witness.
I would have been scared to death I can't imagine how you felt makes my blood boil thank you for your big heart and your kindness for taking care of someone's loved one so they didn't have to do that God bless you
I have come across this a year later, I had to let you know that you did something beautiful for you’re friend, you are a good kind compassionate woman.
I'm so sorry that you had to see your coworker/friend like that! It's completely inexcusable and disgusting behavior on their part. You shouldn't have had to clean her up. She should have been clean, embalmed, and ready for her viewing. I'm so sorry. These people deserved so much better than this, and the families and friends deserve peace and comfort.
I'm a retired Funeral Director I embalmed and got the corps ready for burial. This is a black mark on many funeral homes, when we graduate, we take an oath, I find this disgusting and very horrific. I hope they lose everything and the sale of the funeral home given to those families of those abandoned in the funeral home. This really pisses me off, especially the babies that they found, most funeral homes bury babies for free
you mean corpse
@@vernonm.4512 corpse or not those infants were still peoples babies
My mother had a stillborn baby girl in 1963. I don't know if my parents had to pay for anything; Dad was a veteran and probably got the free burial at the military cemetery. They didn't have a funeral.
Our funeral home certainly didn’t bury my baby for free but a NPO stepped in and paid so I’m grateful for that.
My dad retired from the business two years ago here in SE Michigan. He had been a Director since 1988. He was appalled about this story.
Oh my god! How could this man be so cruel to the grieving families? They had been through enough.
I was a hospice on call nurse working nights and weekends. I was at the bedside for many deaths, and always maintained my patients dignity, I never left their bedside until the funeral home arrived, and I walked out with my patient with my hand on the gurney until they were placed in the hearse. If at ANY time I felt my patient was not being treated right in death, I instantly spoke up, took charge of the situation, and even called to report the removal service or the funeral homes own team to the funeral home owner. I am outraged at what happened here and am hoping that this will tighten regulations on the buisness in general. Horrifying.
You are very kind. Thank you for being your patients' advocate even in death.
Well done you are a good person
You're a wonderful lady. It takes a special person to do what you do. Thank you for everything you do.
I was a caretaker for my dear late mother in law until she passed away in the hospital. It's a hard job. It takes so much out of you. I couldn't stand to be there when they took her off of life support. I had tried so hard to keep her alive that I couldn't bear to see her die. I miss her so much every day.
May God bless you for caring so much and ensuring the respect of your patients.
My dearly departed uncle's funeral was at Cantrell some years ago and to know that while we were there, there were remains of souls handled in such a disgusting manner! This is insane
I'm so sorry 😞.
As the mother to a stillborn daughter from another state this infuriates me for those families that were deceived by that funeral home and this saddens me as well that they werent properly laid to rest at the time. My funeral home that performed her services also did it for free as the gentleman who handled everything for us had lost a child as well so he knew our loss.
This happened in a town near me as well.. Brent Marsh, a crematory. He would keep hundreds of bodies on his property after his machinery stopped working. Sad…. Really sad for all those families who had rocks and dirt instead of ashes of those they thought were their loved ones remains with no proper burial. Some of the bodies have never been found. 😳 so disturbing.
Same-ish
Oh my goodness that's terrible 😭
😢
Things like this is exactly why, I tell my son and his wife, to stand and witness whom ever it is cremating me, so they can be absolutely sure, it’s me they’re getting back.
I told them, I know it will be hard to watch, but at least, they’ll know.
It is customary in my world to see the body in the casket from first day of viewing until it is closed just before leaving to the cemetery.
Family was watches them load
In the hearse, follow
To gravesite, unload, lower into grave, put the vault lid on and we sit there until the last shovel of dirt is put on. Then often go back for days afterward to see if everything looks the same. Had an incident years ago in our town where
Many bodies were put in the ground with no casket at all. Even though the families had paid for caskets and the vault. Not only were their no caskets, if anything buried with them was of value, that was taken too.
My grandparents/uncle/mother/godmother & aunt were ALL serviced by Cantrel Funeral Home from 1984-2012. Cantrel Sr was still alive & at that facility everyday!!! When the son took over it was downhill from there. Cantrel's was there for the community & helped people during a time when decisions are hard & emotions run high with no money. Sicking what came to be & all for money. Sr came from the south when factory jobs were a plenty & he'd tell his stories to comfort people, he worked hard to build his service for those around him & had such a caring/calming spirit.
May be the father did some of what the son has done, because I don't see how a human being could carry on in this way unless this is what he was shown
Same my Grandma was serviced here as well I was in the military when she passed 🙏😞
Thank you so much can't your singer is my great uncle he died back in 2012 at the age of 96 his son took over the business and put the family that was working there out and hired his own people I was trained by my uncle Raymond senior when I was 11 years old well how to run a funeral home and everything and bombing bodies and we had an account for families that can pay we will put $20,000 in the account for cremation and burial we did help the community and then when my cousin took over the funeral home it went downhill he fired a lot of the family that was working there so it was a family member another cousin that told what was going on when he fired him and no my Uncle Raymond Sr here did not do any of this
Sounds exactly like a scammer would be, smooth and cunning, and his son caught on fast...
This guy should not be working at Target!? ARE THEY Fing kidding? He should be in jail to rot.!!! Hope it’s not haunted.
Yeah, I hope he's not a team lead.
I’ve read on here that some have said most funeral homes not charging for babies.. here in Oklahoma we haven’t heard of that. we paid $1.000 for are 17 day old grandson
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This is totally dreadful and disgusting. Those people belong in jail.
Incredible. I can’t imagine how the people who worked in that place could walk in there day after day. How is that possible?
Money makes people do some pretty awful things
Sadly, when people are relying on their job to pay their bills, often they have little choice but to turn a blind eye to what goes on.
Maybe he was a threatening boss. He probably he figured owned the place he could do what he wanted. Treat folks like he wanted.
@@kimberlybates6261 Very likely, when employees are very reliant on someone staying in business they stay quiet about lots of stuff
Maybe they were on drugs
How can the police have “searched” the building and missed 13 hideden bodies!???
They ignored them
@@SamuelBlack84 No they didn't.
@@cindybrooks2786 Then, how can the idiots miss them? If they genuinely did then they need new eyes
@@SamuelBlack84 Maybe because of the way they were stored in containers wrapped up, the whole place probably smelled like death, that odor permeates everything.
@@cindybrooks2786 Regardless, if they're told to tear the place apart they should do it
This is was so sad. I can't imagine how thoses parents and family members felt.
This really is sad. Glad they go all the remains out of this place. Imagine if they renovated it but never found the infants in the ceiling.
@@abandonedcentral thats very disturbing and graphic
@@abandonedcentral OMG it would be like The Conjuring.
I would not want to participate in THAT community center! Lord knows there are unsettled souls there! How horrific! Jr is going to 🔥
Definitely haunted I'd like to hear an update from the community attending this community center
As a former funeral director this makes me sick!! But nothing in Detroit surprises me considering the people who run this city and too many of the people who live there. Don't get pissed...it's just true!
Most funeral homes don't charge for baby funerals (0-5 yrs old) as long as you use the generic coffin offered,you have to pay if you want extras. My granddaughters funeral didn't cost anything, I just had to pay for opening & closing of the ground and the headstone. My local funeral home did a very good job with my granddaughter! Can't imagine what these families are goin through,so sad!
Sorry about your granddaughter
:( this story is so gross and mostly sad! It’s chilling how when those guys were checking out the building there was just babys corpses above…
We paid $1,000 for are grandson who passed at 17 days
I’ve never heard of anyone getting a free funeral for babies.. Oklahoma
It makes you question your own funeral homes in your home town about what really goes on. It makes you wanna do a walk through. unbelievable. may all these people get peace of mind now n may they r.i.p.
Once I'm dead I couldn't care less
I live in a white town so no worries
No Thank you
I decided already that i’ll be donating my body to science which is free for my family and afterwards they cremate your body for your family to hold on to or bury. I have a very rare genetic condition so I made this decision when I was pretty young because not a lot is known about it and nobody really researches it much so I wanted someone to use my struggles in life to make things easier for people born with the same condition in the future. As long as the military doesn’t use me to “see the effects of a bomb on a human body” (They legitimacy said this as their reasoning once 🤨) I’m okay with most research. You have to register but not everywhere will allow you to choose what your body is used for, but obviously that’s important to me so i haven’t gotten to register yet.
@@KittinPyro be cool if the military used you to test new bullet designs!!!! Why are you against that ? It's a science....
This is disgusting! I hope the owner's of this funeral home go to prison.
That's good he got. He could of told the family was not able to help them if they can not pay. He should never be allowed to open another business ever. What some people do for money. So sad. Son like father. That is so sad. God give these family peace. Thanks for sharing.
This must be one of the most upsetting story's I've ever heard in years, and the poor lady that doesn't know where her sister's remains are, you could feel her pain, as for finding the 11 baby's remains I have tears in my eyes typing this, just sad, I can't understand what the families are going through, I really hope the old owner spends time in prison but even that seems to good for him, just a load of sadness xx 😢😢
The families never bothered to witness the burial of there kids they dumped them at the funeral home and never thought to follow up . All the parents fault I would have given them the bodies back after refusal to pay
My mom passed away a few years ago and what I seen haunted me for years. Her arms were bruised really bad. She had bruising around her neck like somebody choked her. My mom passed away in a nursing home the first nurse checked her said that she could hear a a fantt pulse a second nurse came in and said no. Then she was removed and taken to the funeral home. For years I thought what if there was a Saint Paul's and she came to and they choked her. In a funeral home when they are caring for our loved ones they should care for them as if it was their loved one that they were preparing. I could not imagine what these families are going through that still had loved ones in the building and the bodies were found.
You're saying she may have been purposely choked?
I'm just so sorry. This is horrific. I'm so sorry you and her had to go through this. 😞💛
So sorry to hear this story. I pray for your peace. Thoughts and worries like that can be so difficult. ❤❤❤
I'm glad that the new owners are doing something positive with the building and property, Lord knows that Detroit does need a place where the youth can go to hang out and stay out of trouble and the gangs that plague that area.
We 100% agree with that Laurie!
That building needs to be burnt to the ground and doused in holy water, prayers, and sage
@@Phoenixhunter157 I kinda agree with you!!!!! Burn down…God bless the land.
God Bless this new owner for his very positive outlook and kindness. The Lord can turn sorrow into blessings!
I'm speechless, lost of words, and just spiritually damaged, All I want to say is *Condolences To The Families* of all theses deceased, this is very mind crushing & I hope everyone of them *Make The Rest Of His Life A Living Nightmare*
OMG!how horrible....the government should give free burial to these families who had loved ones there.
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I absolutely agree with you, 1000%!
This is disturbing, my heart goes out to these victims, and more importantly the family's. I can't even begin to imagine how these people are feeling. 😢🙏 xx
That was disturbing and horrific those little ones in the loft space especially cruel, my condolences to all those families what they must be feeling I can’t possibly imagine. Thank you AC for an update and so pleased this place is going to be used appropriately from now on xx
He needs to pay and go to jail!
I like your style. Keeping it real. That isn’t easy and I do appreciate all the time and effort you put into your content. It’s a very dirty job. I’m fascinated being able to see everything from the safety and comfort of my home. Stay safe!
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Quite disturbing and shameful this business owner should be in prison!
This is absolutely shocking & unforgivable case 😢.
As a mother of 2 stillborns I couldn't imagine! I know my 2 angels were buried side by side in family burial plot. And in my heart ❤️ know there in heaven
💛💛💛💛💛 Hugs to you.
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I remember this I live in Detroit...horrible situations with these people & babies family's were devastated the community was at awe of what was happening inside this funeral home..East Detroit is just like the rest of the city...be careful where you go & whom you associate with on the street or professionally 💯
Why is Detroit such a lousy place to live?
I don't know if I want to know, but the toilets in that one room. Are they there to flush fluids/stuff down the drain? That's the only thing I could think they'd be used for. If they are, does it go in a private septic tank or a municipal sewer? I find the thought of it going into either very disgusting but the public sewer seems more gross. Someone with more knowledge please enlighten me. That set up is so weird with the bars and the multiple toilets in a row. This place is unbelievable.
That poor woman, her distress over her sister, broke my heart! God bless her, I wanted to hug her so badly. Try my best to somehow help her. I hope she received some answers!
Those poor families - Can't imagine leaving my loved ones behind, I would have fought to get my loved ones back.... 😢😔
"These were monsters!!!
No one should have to endure this type of pain" you expect your loved ones to be laid to rest and find out otherwise " so heartbreaking to know that unfortunately it is still going on" I pray the families can get closure and the souls of their loved ones rest in complete peace "😔😪❤
A true horror story...unbelievable. These poor people to witness this is so sad as losing their loved ones and then to see them in these conditions. They will never forget this😞
Sad when you know a lot of your family had funerals here this hit my city hard
That's just crazy that someone didn't report it sooner . It took someone just checking out an empty building
Yea its pretty crazy those babies were up there when we explored this place. Imagine if it never got purchased, they would still be up there today.
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My grandson died and I would be crushed to find out he was stuck in the ceiling.
hey from Germany...it's terribly sad what happened there. It's a very nice big building and I hope the new owner can put the negative behind and gain confidence.
Between the excessive cost of funeral home services and stuff like this, we should consider going back to the old ways and letting family and friends take care of the body. Then you know from beginning to burial, exactly what happens. I even have suspicions of cremation. How do you know those ashes belong to your loved one? For all we know it could be a cremated dog or just wood ash from the fireplace or grill…..
How is this place not vandalized like everything else in the city
We are learning about this in my funeral law class- YOU CAN NOT HOLD A BODY FOR RANSOM UNTIL YOU GET PAID.
Glad they are teaching you this. So many idiots with no knowledge like the comment about it.
I just found your channel, its very sad to see what can happen to our loved ones. Thank you for putting content like this. You do an awesome job with the backstories
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Why is there so much negligence and corruption in funeral homes ?
They only care about getting paid their wages
It usually involves "diversity". Maybe someday we can have an honest discussion about it.
And unfortunately, the deceased cannot speak. And unless an autopsy is conducted with honest medical examiners, they wouldn’t know the truth. I’m not trying to insinuate that the ME’s would do this kind of thing. However, I wouldn’t think that these Funeral Directors, Embalmers etc… would do things that were later found with the loved ones bodies. Such a sad situation for the deceased and their loved ones. Shame on the owners of this funeral home! Disappointed and Disgusted 😢🤢
@@scdevonwyt people
@@christhomas6199 - You wouldn't even have electricity to post nonsense like that if it weren't for "wht" people. Everything around you except the air you breathe was innovated by "wht" people. Ape....
I generally wouldn't know how I'd feel if me and my husband were told that our baby had been found dumped in a loft and to be told 10 years later that actually your baby wasn't cremated. I think we would be more than devastated.
I would want to wreck the place.
Wouldn’t you expect to get the ashes though and attend the service?
Absolutely horrific, inhumane; the worst lack of professional decency ever… 😢😢😢😢😢
This is a nightmare. How the heck did they get away with this for so long??? Crazy. 😭😞
Just HORRIFIC!!!!!! I can’t even imagine the shock and horror these notified families went through. Those poor little babies. Cantrell Funeral Home was a nightmare!!!! God rest all of those souls of those ones who were improperly embalmed or stored in unlawful places. I hope those responsible are in prison!
Brings me chills how people can be so cold. This is sick and sad😔
I cant imagine the horror these families went through my brother lost his baby 2 weeks before she was due to be born and the funeral home said "she will be treated like she is our own daughter" they gave us a discount on her cremation and even made memorial cards for us for free 😔 and these poor babies were thrown up in the ceiling and left there like garbage 😭
They would think differently if it happened to their own children
The same thing happened to my mother. She didn't feel movement for a few days, and the doctor induced her. The funeral director advised Dad not to see the baby as she was decomposing.
My brother's girlfriend at the time had just a week to go until their daughter was due to be born. The doctors should have induced labor because "M" had enough amniotic fluid for 3 women and she complained to her doctor. He told her that if she gets any more uncomfortable, then he'll induce labor. She ended up gushing water at home, my brother called 911 and she was given many tests and so on. Baby girl's placenta had torn away from the weight of all that fluid, causing her to drown. "M" told us she had felt her move on Friday, wasn't sure if she moved on Saturday & definitely didn't feel any movement on Sunday. We quickly made the trip there. It was heartbreaking, of course. The minister at the funeral, who was also my brother's friend, said that she was not born into sin, she was born into Heaven. (A beautiful sentiment.)
As I was watching this video, I was thinking that could have happened to our baby. My heart goes out to the families of all the loved ones. I would be devastated as they are.
It's outrageous the authorities didn't close that place much earlier! Why aren't they inspecting the premises of every funeral home extensively in the country very regularly? No space should be unseen by inspectors ever.
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I’m confused, how can these people not know that they’re babies weren’t buried??
Right
They lied, they lied abt burying a 60 year old woman, they lied abt burying those children
If they dont have an open casket then that would be pretty easy.
I think autopsies need to be done on those babies. And, they need to make sure they can track down the parents.
I want to know
So so wrong on so many levels......my goodness how could those people still work there day after day knowing what was in the garage and above in the ceiling ? And they honestly thought no one would ever find out ? This is just sick !
Great job putting together all of the backstory with your footage. I adds so much when that information is included. The funeral industry definately has had some pretty awful things happen. No excuse at all but I do think when you’ve seen hundreds of bodies perhaps they lose their humanity. Sad and horrifying to think about.
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yes it's pretty crooked to take advantage of people in that situation
A memorial should be put up for all those souls left behind 😇😇
Interesting. Thanks for the video !
Thanks for watching!
even with the shaky video the story's about it made it very interesting to watch and listen too.
This funeral home was a real house of horrors. What incredible hubris and arrogance to carry on business in such a revolting manner.
Poor babies may God be with y’all little angels I hope y’all get justice
There is a hand around the corner when she is going down the stairs at 7:01. It disappears very quickly. Maybe part of the crew....maybe something creepy!?
Thx!!
Good call
My brother’s body was removed from the funeral home by the state. There is a second funeral home that is owned by an ex wife that covered the recently arraigned funerals for the agreed on prices. We had just left our brother’s clothes the day of the shut down. This used to be a premier funeral home when it was run by the father who has passed years ago. This is just a shame.
I am so sorry that happened to your family and your brother. I am so glad that he was buried appropriately by the new funeral home. 😔
A 2022 update on all facilities would be interesting.
May he burn in hell for violating this sacred trust
This is one of the most disgusting as vile as things that I've ever seen in my life the man that home that funeral parlour should be jailed for life because those bodies are not just bodies they are people whose families loved and still do so what is going to become of those people's loved ones I would really like to know that and what is gonna become of the funeral man that runs in home that funeral parlour it is disgusting it is Vile and never want to see anything like this again it makes you afraid to die to know what happens to the body it is despicable to know that human beings could allow something like this to happen I feel sorry for the the day families that off to deal with this this is something that the families will never ever get over my god I hope god gives the family strength to deal with this and people will help those people that need help to bury their loved ones because it is something that I never want to see ever again
Jailed for life is little extreme don't ya think?
@@ChocolateHabanero22 I’m sure if it was your family member you’d feel differently. But your handle tells me all I need to know so ….
@@kellyhenderson9972 I'm no leftist, I'm just studying it to understand where the other side is coming from. However, jailing someone for life is a bit ludicrous if you ask me, simply for mismanaging and being irresponsible with people who are already dead isn't deserving of so harsh a punishment. Taking away his funeral license is adequate.
@@ChocolateHabanero22 so you’d be okay with finding out your family member was rotting away in a ceiling ? Okee dokee. He deserves prison time. It’s called an indignity of a human body. Which is a crime punishable by jail time.
@@kellyhenderson9972 Well first of all rotting in a ceiling or in the ground is the same thing basically, but I see where you are coming from. I wouldn't want that to be my family member either. As for jail/prison time, there are others MUCH more worthy of serving time than he. I can think of many right off the top of my head. What he did, mismanaged or lied and deceived; he really shouldn't be going to prison for that. Our prison's are full enough.
Sad. There needs to be a fund to help people bury their loved ones. Churches need to get on these problems.
11 babies, so 11 parents thought their baby was buried or cremated and come to find out they're in a ceiling. I don't even understand how that could even happen. SMMFH
This the most TREACHEROUS story of the century . My condolences goes to the families .
Those poor families . How terrifying.
Hi everyone its Maryanne here from the UK rest in peace to those 11 infants and two those adults may you all rest peacefully in heaven now that you've all gained your angel wings recipes for the in heaven in our lord's loving arms no one in the funeral directors can't harm you anymore you are all at peace now you're all safe with God my thoughts and prayers are with all the families god bless all of you😥😢👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣💖💖💖💖💗💗💗💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜📿📿📿🍼🍼🍼🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧮🧮🧮🧮🧮🎈🎈🎈🎈🎀🎀🎠🎠
Horrible, really gross. Totally disrespectful. Those people are going to have a rude awakening. Disrespecting the dead brings bad luck to those who are responsible for this. Im glad I'm not in their shoes.
Unbelievable. Poor people. My heart goes out to all of them.
Absolutely heartbreaking! RIP sweet babies!
How absolutely horrible. I hope justice is served & the families get some kind of peace.
We agree! How can you be so sick in the head to do something like this?
This has got to be one of the most unethical business practices I’ve ever heard of! This is absolutely horrific
This is not the way a person's loved one should be treated
That poor woman. Maybe someone could start a go fund me for her sisters body to be cremated. Well for all the bodies actually. This is so sickening. Wen my husband died he was only 43 so it was so hard but my funeral home was absolutely wonderful...he was kind understanding and dealt with my drug addict sis n law calling him and saying horrible things about me. I amso grateful for him.
Some cities have funds for burial for people who don't have the funds. They will not tell you this but, funeral director's receives these funds from the city and state per year. All funds not used is profit for the funeral home.
My heart goes out to these families. Heart breaking.
ABANDONED CENTRAL THIS IS WAS SO SAD I CAN’T IMAGINE HOW THOSES PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS FELT
Smh....my heart goes out to the poor baby souls. ❤
It's just horrific. I don't even have words....I can't even imagine how the loved ones of the deceased must have felt. Cantrell definitely should've known better not only because of the lack of care he was giving, but also; he broke the law! Funeral homes cannot hault funeral services due to lack of payment, and this is exactly why. I just am baffled at the number of employees that just went along with it. It had to be an outsider blowing the whistle for it to be even discovered. I hate to think how long those lost souls would've been sitting there had someone not alerted the authorities. Shame on them! I have a friend who is a mortician and when he heard this story he CRIED. He said, "How can anyone toss someone aside like that??? Like trash!" Those people are not trash. They matter(ed) to someone. They matter to me!
This is so sad. Having both my parents die over the past few years I have arranged both there funerals (I’m the family decider and organiser of legal and serious matters) and my parents had pre paid both there cremations. It’s a very very stressful time for families and we were so lucky that both funerals and cremations were well conducted. Other things such as service booklets/flowers and cremation vessels needed to be paid for so we choose eco containers as we knew we would be scattering the remains in a family loch. I still have a lot of grief attached to both my parents passing and no family should have to deal with an other single ounce of stress ontop of a flawless burial service and this sickens me.
This is the kind of thing that horror stories and nightmares are made of. How did that Cantrell guy go about his business as if none of that was going on. WHAT is wrong with some people?
No heart.
What is that at the edge of the wall when she’s walking down to the basement? At 7:01 looks like fingers is someone walking in front of her?