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Eunice family seeks answers in bodies switched

October 21, 2009 11:52 AM

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Eunice family is search for answers after discovering that the bodies of their mother and another women were picked up from a hospital by the wrong funeral homes, and their mother's body was mistakenly cremated. Kenneth Joseph said his 58-year-old mother, Ruby, died of a... more »
Body Mix up: LGMC Speaks Out

October 20, 2009 7:19 PM

New information from Lafayette General Medical Center about what happened the day two bodies were switched up, leaving one wrongfully cremated. The hospital is now finished with their internal investigation after 58 year old Ruby Joseph and 82 year old Rose Alex were brought to the wrong funeral homes.... more »
Body Mix Up Follow

October 19, 2009 7:26 PM

Changes are coming to a Lafayette hospital after two bodies were mixed up at the morgue. Lafayette General Medical Center says they'll now have two representatives on hand to double check every corpse leaving their facility. Those representatives will make sure the correct body is taken when the funeral... more »
A Mix Up At The Morgue

October 18, 2009 7:44 PM

A mix up at the morgue leaves the wrong person cremated. The women died at Lafayette General Medical Center but their bodies went to the wrong funeral homes. "I can't explain the feeling," said Chakakhan Joseph, Ruby Joseph's daughter, "It's overwhelming," she said as she started to cry. Her... more »