More than 50 bodies found decomposing inside Chicago funeral home after neighbors complained of 'stench'

Chicago authorities are investigating a South Side ceremonial location aft much than 50 bodies were discovered improperly stored and successful assorted states of decomposition Thursday.

The find came months aft adjacent residents began complaining astir a "stench" coming from the ceremonial home.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said authorities and section officials alerted it to improperly stored bodies astatine South Chicago Chapel. Investigators and forensic pathologists who responded recovered remains successful assorted states of decomposition.

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Workers load bodies into an SUV extracurricular South Chicago Chapel connected Friday, aft authorities recovered much than 50 bodies improperly stored astatine the ceremonial location during an probe the erstwhile nighttime successful Chicago. (Pat Nabong /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

"Staff is assessing the conditions of the remains, searching for documentation regarding recognition of the decedents arsenic good arsenic decease certificates," the aesculapian examiner's bureau said successful a connection online. "This process could instrumentality respective days to guarantee due disposition."

State officials suspended the licence of 1 of the ceremonial home's directors, alleging aggregate bodies were kept successful an unrefrigerated country nether "deplorable conditions."

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said the conditions included rodent and maggot infestations and that the deficiency of refrigeration had caused bodies to decompose.

No arrests oregon charges person been made successful transportation with the discovery, but Chicago constabulary said detectives are investigating.

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Chicago constabulary are seen extracurricular the South Chicago Chapel aft authorities discovered dozens of decomposing bodies successful the ceremonial home's basement connected Thursday. (Tyler Pasciak /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

State concern records amusement ceremonial manager Johanna Morgan incorporated South Chicago Chapel Inc. successful 2022. Her ceremonial director's licence was temporarily suspended Wednesday.

The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said the suspension was based connected a uncovering that Morgan's continued signifier posed "a information to the nationalist safety, involvement and welfare."

The bureau accused Morgan of "allowing aggregate decedents to beryllium kept successful an unrefrigerated country with deplorable conditions including rodent infestation, causing decomposition and maggot infestation of the bodies."

The ceremonial location is operated by a mates who antecedently ran a crematory that authorities said was besides unopen down implicit the mishandling of remains.

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Authorities are investigating the South Chicago Chapel connected Chicago's South Side aft much than 50 bodies were recovered improperly stored and successful assorted states of decomposition, officials said. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Business records place Clark Morgan, whom authorities officials picture arsenic Johanna Morgan's husband, arsenic president of the ceremonial home. His ceremonial director's licence was revoked successful 2024 for practicing with an expired licence and "unprofessional conduct."

Fox News Digital has reached retired to South Chicago Chapel for comment.

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Latasha Johnson, 55, said her mother's ceremonial was held astatine South Chicago Chapel connected Thursday, soon earlier authorities arrived and made the discovery.

Johnson told The Associated Press that authorities informed her that her mother's assemblage would request to acquisition an autopsy and that she would person to place the remains wrong the adjacent respective days.

"I'm discombobulated," Johnson said. "My bosom is broken."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.