Family Buries Wrong Man
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (159105)
Boise, Idaho
June 25, 2017 2:59pm CST
A coroner in California identified a man that has been found dead near a store dead as someone else. They made a mistake. This man has a mental disorder and chooses to live homeless so his family checks on him periodically. The family claimed the body and gave him a $20.000 funeral. Later they got a phone call that this man really was alive.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
25 Jun 17
Isn't that a disgrace? That is a mistake that should not be excused.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jun 17
The family is suing the coroner's office.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
25 Jun 17
@celticeagle Good for once I am glad someone is suing..
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 17
It sure is. Wonder how long it will take to get it all straightened out.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Jun 17
@celticeagle prob awhile, at least when it comes to money spent on a stranger
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 17
I am just glad the other family hadn't cremated the remains.
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@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jun 17
@celticeagle That's a good thing.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Jun 17
Wow, that really is a mess. I would be pretty upset about the money spent and the confusion but I guess delighted that he was still alive.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 17
Sure. And you'd have to sue the coroner to get funds to straighten it all out.
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