Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week.
The father, Lawrence Butler, said the discovery was overwhelming at a news conference on Thursday, leaving a horrific memory that mars the other memories of a “good young man”, their son, Timothy Garlington.
“It was, and it is still, in my heart that I got in my car and I smelled death,” he said, emotion breaking his voice. Garlington’s mother, Abbey Butler, stood nearby, wiping away tears.
This glimpse into what you do was fascinating. I would absolutely subscribe to learn more.
Thanks for being you.
Perhaps you’d enjoy the tv show Six Fewt Under. It’s a family drama set in a family that happen to own a funeral home. It deals with death and loss and trauma and personal growth and happiness.
That entire field is fascinating. If you’re looking for more, I recommend the book Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematorium by Caitlin Doughty.
She also has a famous YouTube channel called Ask a Mortician, which was featured by NPR, IIRC.