A Southern California man has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping a woman whom he imprisoned in a casket-like box in his van while demanding a $140,000 ransom from her husband.
A suburban Phoenix family is suing after their father's body slipped from a shattered casket when it was dropped into a grave during a burial ceremony.
A California man accused of kidnapping a woman, holding her in a makeshift casket and demanding $140,000 ransom has been convicted and faces up to life in prison.
Opening statements are set for Thursday in the trial of a Southern California contractor accused of kidnapping a woman, holding her in a makeshift casket and demanding $140,000 ransom.
The glass-topped casket that displayed lynching victim Emmett Till's disfigured body to the world and became a rallying point for the civil rights movement is headed to the Smithsonian Institution, Till's family announced Friday.
The blue suit and black boots were right, but mourners at a retired trucker's funeral suspected they were gazing at the wrong man.
A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat violations. Dallas police say Crock was arrested Wednesday when bundles of marijuana were discovered under the casket's cover and pillow.
We take them with us to the dinner table, the bedroom, even the bathroom stall. But in recent years, some of us have started taking our beloved cell phones someplace really startling: the grave.
The recent boom in cosmetic procedures has raised the bar for many of us when it comes to appearance. And, it turns out, the dead are no exception.
Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level — eternity. A Massachusetts funeral home recently took delivery of the first Red Sox casket, which features the team logo on the exterior as well as the inside.
An empty casket with a military seal discovered in the desert turned out to have been thrown away by a mortuary after the family of the service member asked that the body be exhumed and cremated, authorities said.
Two Greenville companies are joining forces to provide a wide selection of innovative and lower-cost casket options for grieving families. Beginning in June, Commemorative Casket USA will begin production of its injection-molded thermoplastic caskets, becoming what's believed to …
A man kidnapped a woman, forced her in a casket, and demand a ransom!! ow creepy is that?
ALLENDALE, S.C. - The family of a man whose body may have been buried with the legs cut off says they're in disbelief over the incident.
Excerpt: Tammy Fausel said today that she and her family were shocked at what happened during her uncle's funeral in Gray Court.
A Central Florida man is accused of punching and attacking a body inside an open casket during a funeral.
You'll recall earlier when Eternal Image announced an agreement to design, manufacture and market a line of Star Trek branded funeral products.
Brandon Harris discovered his true talent when he shifted from medical school to woodworking. Then he shared his skills with his beloved grandfather in a most unusual way.
Shortly before he died, convicted murderer Richard Liggett was asked to make two of the simple plywood coffins he meticulously crafted for fellow prisoners. Except the caskets would be for Billy and Ruth Graham.
We all die -- and then what? Well, you can continue to reduce your carbon footprint even after you're gone. This story is about environmentally sensitive burial practices -- turns out being cremated with the use of coal or natural gas produced energy is just not green enough.
The cave in which Jesus Christ was buried has been found in Jerusalem, claim the makers of a new documentary film.
My wife decided to go view the casket of President Ford and told me it was a significant experience for her. I decided at 2:15 a.m. that I should not miss the experience, so I packed in the car and headed to downtown Grand Rapids.
Tonight the line was four hours and building to view the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford.
In funeral homes, customers are speaking up Even death won't stop baby boomers from being smart consumers Caskets on display in a showroom in Sun City, Ariz. Recently even Costco has gotten into the business of selling discount caskets.
Sheriff's deputies in Pima County discovered an empty casket with a military seal on the south side of Tucson Saturday. Detectives believe the casket may have recently contained the remains of a military member, Deputy Dawn Barkman said Sunday.