Ask a Mortician: EXHUMATION

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[@ednaperhach2769]

When my son Stevie passed away 21 yrs ago , no need to say I was a little crazy at the time , went to cemetery to plant something , I took a full size shovel and rake and I'm going at it digging away talking to my son ( I still do that ) minding my own business and happened to notice the cars on the road we're going really slow , ( I live in a small town everyone knows everyone ) , it finally hit me , they all thought I was going to dig him up , no one stopped me , I guess they thought I was ok nothing unusual for Edna. They never let me forget it . 👼💕😘

[@jacquelinedibiase6219]

Edna Perhach I’m so sorry for your loss! I never thinking of planting flowers for my dad at the cemetery. I don’t know if that’s allowed in CT but that’s a nice idea!

[@_Fizel_]

@@jacquelinedibiase6219 You mostly just have to ask. It's mostly will it be in the way of maintenance.

[@geminiflamez]

Sorry for your lose

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

@@jacquelinedibiase6219 sadly, it's not allowed anymore ☹️ here in CT. They only allow things on the ground to be there for a week, then they throw it away.

[@KelseyDrummer]

My condolences Edna. What did you plant?

[@alliroma3383]

Thought I accidently clicked on Dr. Phil.. Got real confused...

[@eej1983able]

Omg me too. I had to do a double take haha

[@sleepysartorialist]

This comment + your profile pic have me ROLLING

[@celticlass8573]

You and me both. I thought he was saying that the women had been buried a quietly lying in the water tower...

[@lloydchristmas4547]

How's that working for you?

[@DK-uc9zr]

Exhuming bodies for sexual gratification is wrong.

[@KelseyDrummer]

"You know you can't exhume corpses in the dead of night?" Don't tell me how to party.

[@kevinmachate59]

Kinky.

[@lorib360]

🤣😂

[@runecscapeman]

Same

[@gio9789]

These unboxing videos have gone too far

[@lizh7777]

@@gio9789 🤣

[@TheAschwittek]

Caitlin: "Exhumation of a corpse under the cover of night is illegal" Necromancer: "awww"

[@glennso47]

Democrat political candidate who needs the vote. "AWWW"

[@jessepollard7132]

litch: And I got up for nothing... s;:(

[@_gorillazfreakinc._2]

@@glennso47 Republicans making everything irrelevant political. "AWWWW"

[@Skulls69]

"Because they're people too" awwww that kid was so sweet.

[@lj.853]

I love people like that!

[@alinerdelav]

Indeed

[@Naeryaa]

That kid was wiser than a bunch of people tenfold his age...

[@nellies746]

How does one Beat song a mortician just curious and how anyone would take that route I have to say is quite interesting I don't know how I would be in front of a body but it definitely is intriguing this career

[@nicolebee3273]

@@Naeryaa How? He was raised around dead bodies being exhumed, obviously. It's a part of his culture. It has nothing to do with IQ.

[@tnee1382]

Your corpse is completely safe and respected by law, unless someone decides a McDonald's would look better in that spot 😂😂😂

[@KingFluffs]

Just haunt the drive-through and mess up everyone's orders till you have peace. lol

[@flitsertheo]

One of our local supermarkets is built on a prairie. You could see this prairie in a picture hanging in a shop next to the supermarket. Yet if you take a look at very old 18th century map you will notice that the prairie before was in fact the old cemetery. Ykes.

[@BennyLlama39]

@@flitsertheo Poltergeist, anyone? 😀 (The original, not the $h*t remake.)

[@NiceButBites]

Have you seen Dark Shadows?... You could be dug up and then wreak revenge! Lol

[@katerogers]

There is an elementary school in my town built over an older section of the cemetery. Ridiculous

[@coppersandsprite]

My family has had to have a body removed. Cemetery buried a stranger in my grandma's spot next to grandpa. Grandma was a bit shocked when she saw a date of death on the headstone.

[@ladyhaha7548]

Who was that person? What's their family's reaction?

[@swtsoph]

@@ladyhaha7548 Yeah, I really want to hear the story!

[@coppersandsprite]

@@ladyhaha7548 , I don't know. We only know our family's part but I'm sure they were upset by the whole thing too. I've wondered that too along with how did the cemetary explain it to them.

[@revenevan11]

As upsetting as the "Scrooge seeing his own headstone" moment must have been for you family and especially your grandma even if it probably didn't have her name on it (hopefully), it gives me an idea for a story! It could be a story where someone has a grave that they know is allotted for them, but then they find a stranger in it one day (maybe after they suffered a near death experience) and it dawns on them that someone else has died in their stead, and Death didn't care to check the names, only the count of souls or something. The potential guilt and possibly psychological horror elements as they try to figure out who this person was could be an interesting writing promp for me. All that said, I hope that things worked out for both your family and especially have healed for the other person's family, that must have disrupted their mourning process.

[@bumblebee560]

WOW did somebody fuck up. I'm so sorry. I hope it was resolved without too much more stress than it sounds like. Yikes.

[@master_moose]

Here's a fun exhumation story, which I hope I get mostly accurate. A friend of mine was helping his mom, who was an undertaker, at her job. If I remember correctly, a water main had broken and a whole bunch of bodies in an underground crypt had to be removed so repairs could be made. Because the crypt had individual pods, the bodies weren't in caskets. They were just on a sliding tray sort of thing inside their pod. My friend's mom was on a ladder, accessing one of the pods that was higher up, and my friend was on the ground holding the ladder steady. You can probably see where this is going. The leaking water had essentially made a corpse soup and, when my friend's mom pulled the tray out, a bunch of this soup sloshed out, onto my friend's upturned face and into his open mouth. He would sometimes say, with a haunted sort of voice, "I've eaten a corpse before".

[@suziq5958]

FKN SPEECHLESS 🤭

[@juliamallik9316]

Even if this isn't true, its one hell of a story and based on this lady's video on mausoleums, leaking corpse soup is a thing lol

[@glennso47]

Years ago Bill Cosby, when he was a standup comic, did a routine where he talked about "Death"/ He speculated having the undertaker make a tape that would play in a loop each time someone approaches the casket . You could have yourself say."Hello. How are you? Don't i look like myself? Didn't the mortician do a great job?Isn't he wonderful? Give him a big round of applause as you leave the funeral parlor!" :-)

[@avaius]

I'm glad he took it so well afterwards lol

[@dropkickmurphy4114]

Sounds very similar to an episode of NCIS...!

[@MorganUmbra]

Fun story: My grandfather passed away in 2008 with the expectation my grandma would be buried next to him when she passed away last year. she didn't have any money set aside for her sudden death. We got up to the cemetary where my grandfather was already buried and we were told that due to him being placed smack in the middle of the two plots, we wouldn't have to pay to have her buried. He wasn't exhumed, but he was scooted over a tad to make room for gammy. The savings were nice, but it cracked me up. They slept separately for as long as I've been alive, and to me it seemed he was just sleeping in the middle of his new bed.

[@karenkas81]

🙈🙈🙈😄😄

[@toddepperson7849]

Know what granny said to grandpa? Scoot your a** over,you hogging the bed again

[@Jerseylulu]

I think you may be my new best friend

[@bho-lj1jk]

If you knew yer Grammy better, you know she’d say she’d rather be on top for once.

[@randyfritz8549]

@@toddepperson7849 That's funny

[@Ogaitnas900]

"Because they are people too"

[@kittysnickert]

Ogaitnas900 I love that little kid 💜

[@kiaty5500]

😭😭

[@anaaadrienne5745]

That was so cute awe 😍

[@karenevadelrosario2751]

That kid is also a certified deathling 😁😁😁

[@ChannelCzarovski]

"kasi po tao rin sila." i really like that answer. note: these poor families literally live among the dead: they take care of the mausoleums, groundskeep the cemetery, sleep on tombs, etc. kid ain't shook prolly cause its the only world he knows: born & bred in the service of the dead

[@happyfacefries]

That little kid is the bomb. Sometimes I have a hard time with how repulsed people get with dead bodies because it's forgotten that they are people. They are someone's daughter, someone's father, someone's sister, someone's husband.

[@sharene411]

But the person is not there. Its just bones, hair that represent the person.

[@_gorillazfreakinc._2]

@@sharene411 I see it both ways. I understand that a corpse used to be a person, and needs to be respected. But the keyword here is "used". A corpse is no longer a person, and should not be romanticized as such. In the end, the body is a decomposing shell, not the actual person. It's similar to humanizing non-human animals. I understand people's attachment to their pets, and they deserve love and respect. But pets are developed differently to us and we can't always understand them the same way we do with each other. They are companions, not children.

[@Sandwhaler]

I kinda want my body to be buried in an unknown location. A trail of clues lead my friends to the grave site. As a final task, they must dig the grave open to find a second casket on top of mine with gifts and vouchers for cake. Yay!

[@revenevan11]

Omg I love that idea 🤣

[@glennso47]

I want my body buried face down so the world can kiss my "a*s!"

[@bumblebee560]

I like you. 😊

[@bumblebee560]

@@glennso47 I like you too, lol.

[@Hedra718]

Do we have to be your friend? Can we apply for that? Sounds fun.

[@lorddampnut5275]

"You know you can't exhume dead bodies in the cover of night." How else am I supposed to spend my summer?

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

I know, right? Damn!

[@BAM81]

She doesn't say anything about exhuming them in the cover of daytime. I think that's our in, gentlemen.

[@BxCortez2050]

Right !! Now you tell me

[@k.a.wippel9913]

Bummer!!!

[@zippycampbell5155]

I love you all !!! My cat doesn't ( cause I spit my Wicky on him from laughing so hard !! )

[@gravedust8250]

I'm from Switzerland and when I was like 8, my neighbour showed up with a bag... A transparent one. Turns out, it was her husband that died 8 years before that

[@Isrjisoneavalable]

GraveDust was it all of the remaining or just part, like Mary Shelly carrying her husband heart or Sir Walter Rally’s widow keeping his head in a special velvet bag?

[@TheOhLeahChronicles]

She didn't understand "Til death do us part" I guess.

[@MrsPinkyChiChi]

OhLeahLRae My husband and I are locked in for all of eternity. She must have gotten those vows. I’ve planned cremation for myself so he’ll have the handy dandy travel size of me.

[@gravedust8250]

@@Isrjisoneavalable tbh I don't remember how much it was Just saw what I think was part of his spine and skull

[@TheOhLeahChronicles]

+PinkyChiChi Thinking ahead, I like that.

[@coldandaloof7166]

I once had to exume a body found in a basement. A new owner had been digging a hole for a sump pump in the corner of his new house. He found bones in a plastic bag buried about a foot down that he thought belonged to a baby and called the cops. When I found the skull I found it to belong to a dog rather than a human. Former owner had chosen the basment to bury a pet. Wasted a while afternoon getting all the forensic stuff set up for that. But better safe than sorry.

[@Ale-ht9co]

what's your job?

[@coldandaloof7166]

@@Ale-ht9co I am a Police Chief now. Was just an officer at the time.

[@Kay-cp8tg]

@@coldandaloof7166 thank you for your service.

[@younce-davis952]

We found what we suspect is a deer molar in our garden. But, the history of the owner before our house is dark. There is always that lingering fear that it is actually a child victim of his...

[@bumblebee560]

When I was on the prayer team for my last church we got called to a newly purchased home cause... bumps in the night. Well they found bones on the property. I had a look after being there in prayer and I was super freaked out cause I was sure they must be human cause I kept saying I felt death there. Long story short... bones were animal but we discovered the previous owner killed his wife in the basement. Make your own decision on that.

[@yomayraramirez1718]

This brought back memories. when I was a kid my uncle wanted to be buried with his mom, my grandmother, and I was allowed to be the one to go into the grave to collect her bones. I remember feeling so proud to have been trusted to collect her remains. I never got to meet her and that was a sort of comfort. Just FYI this is very normal in the area of Mexico we are from. I had never heard of embalming or seen such ornate caskets until I attended funerals in the US.

[@zephramartin6632]

Many cultures handle death way better than america

[@sallyintucson]

The US seems to like to pollute acres and acres of land.... I just want to become fertilizer.

[@BritneyT.]

I'm glad little you got to feel apart of things! Where I grew up, usually kids are left out even when they want to help.

[@younce-davis952]

The US has this weird fear of decomposition and wanting bodies to last forever. In my state, Ohio, it is actually illegal to not get your body embalmed due to lobbyists saying it is more sanitary (turns out the opposite). My Aunt really didn't want to be embalmed-- just cremated-- but my family fought and lost. She was embalmed then cremated and it all came out of our pockets. I really hope the law changes because I want an ecoburial-- I want to become a tree.

[@howmuchdidthatcost]

@@younce-davis952 I’ve ALWAYS wanted to be buried without a casket under a fruit tree…have you heard of the Capsula Mondi? It’s a burial pod you can put ashes or a body (fetal position) in, and you can planted a tree on top of it and have your body feed the tree. Pretty cool!

[@sarahgreene6590]

"Because they're people, too." If only all of us had such a comfortable relationship with the dead.

[@ilarious5729]

Or living

[@boopeep9670]

Sarah Greene What they didn’t show is that the child’s family is squatting in the cemetery. They are homeless and Are living among the tombs. Multiple families are building shacks the size of a walk in closet in the cemetery all around it and these children see things they should not have to see. Rich Filipino families have their dad buried in their own air-conditioned vacation home television and barbecues in the family comes and hangs out and have parties with the dead bodies. It’s a very bizarre Sight to see Cemetery of lavash vacation homes after vacation home.

[@Stargazer01011]

@@boopeep9670 Ah yes, the mass cemetery squatters areas in Manila. Freaky how you can see an air conditioned mausoleum in the same place.

[@aklhj]

@@boopeep9670 Pretty common sight in Manila lol, mausoleums with like an actual memorial rather than your standard tombstone. Add the amenities that only the living would use.

[@crazydiamond4565]

I was manager of a cemetery for 18 years and we had several of those scenarios happen. One was for a second autopsy for a child who died of poisoning. Another was for a woman retiring from her job and moving back to the Philippines. Her husband had been buried 20 years prior in a very air tight vault holding a wooden casket. He was removed for cremation so that she could take him with her. Other than the casket interior falling from the lid onto his face, he was in perfect condition. His skin was almost like stone and you could still see the slight stubble on his chin. I will never forget that. The child was a completely different and horrible experience in which the parents were present for. We tried to discourage them from being there but they insisted but quickly left when the casket was pulled from a very water soaked grave liner. And yes we had a few accidental, wrong gravesite reburials. Hey we’re all human and make mistakes sometimes. It’s just really hard on the family and also on us. I would certainly like more detailed information on the different conditions of the exhumed bodies. I have referred to two. Sealed caskets verses NONsealed? Graveliners verses sealed vaults? Embalming verses no embalming? I know, I’m weird to most people but it takes a certain kind of person to be in this industry anyway . ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️

[@tuffgirl922]

I am fascinated by that part, not sure if I could be okay with finding a dead body, but the thought of seeing an exhumation isn't as daunting to me. Maybe because it would not be a surprise, unlike stumbling on a dead body unexpectedly. ⚰

[@alx81]

I want to be a corpse.

[@crazydiamond4565]

Alx Well guess what? You will get your wish one day. 😆

[@ReflectedMiles]

There have been some exhumations of notable persons for the various reasons Caitlin mentions and the corpses found to be in remarkable condition even when such an outcome was not particularly sought or intended. The variability in this always seems to be greater than human attempts to control it. One example of this surprise easily found on KZbin and elsewhere was the Filipino actress, Claudia Zobel, who died in a car accident just before turning 19 and was exhumed 30 years later. Apparently Salvador Dali's mustache was noted to have survived in perfect position at his exhumation.

[@sleepysartorialist]

Reflected Miles My headcanon is that Dali’s facial hair was actually an interdimensional symbiotic organism that took up residence on his face sometime after puberty set in and died with him.

[@elforg]

Makes me remember when I was studying archaeology and was on a dig just outside an cemetery, and we started finding lots of "new" bones. We stopped digging and went to talk to the people in charge, who went and made several phone calls, and by the end of the next day we were told that they had moved the perimeter of the cemetery a few meters, without moving the bodies (only the gravestones... just like in Poltergeist from 1982)

[@anndaniels3545]

That's bad juju

[@adelerodriguez2432]

They're heeeere.

[@mckinleycason8884]

My great grandfather had been missing for many, many years(long story). My mom and my aunt decided to try to find him, and they did. He had been dead for around ten years, and was several states away. They did have him brought back, and before re-internment, the family wanted to see him. The people who brought him weren’t very keen on the idea, but, none the less, did open him. I wanted to look but Mama wouldn’t let me(I was only about 8 years old), but have since seen the pictures. He’d just had a pauper’s grave and was completely skeletonized, but still had hair.

[@TitanicTubi]

Wow!!

[@anndaniels3545]

After just 10 years? Some they pull out of graves still look remarkably good

[@czarownicaikoniki]

@@anndaniels3545 it depends on so many factors: temperature, moisture, type of soil, present bugs and so on. Sometimes you can have just bones left after couple months.

[@phantomkate6]

Sorry, it's been a while but I just came across this video ....they took pictures?!?!!

[@theautisticartist9370]

@@phantomkate6 taking pictures of a body isn’t that weird, man. I’d have loved to take pictures of my late uncle-dog’s body.

[@clarence5211]

graves are also leased in the netherlands i believe. when my brother was little he used to play in a spot of greenery next to a nearby graveyard where they would sometimes just chuck out old exhumed remains (i don’t think they do that anymore) and one time my brother came home with a human femur. mom was not amused

[@theonlyenekoeneko]

🤭

[@shawnwales696]

I used to live in Germany, new bodies were buried in a family plot, then disinturred prior to the next family burial and the bones relocated to an ossuary.

[@kennethflores93]

Shawn Wales I’ve seen that

[@Cigana-Da-Estrada]

OMFG

[@gwendolynjonkers8695]

Klopt idd en het moment dat ik daar achter kwam was het moment dat ik besloot mij later maar te laten cremeren

[@PoisonTheOgres]

I dig You dig He dig She dig We dig They dig It's not a beautiful poem, but it's very deep.

[@nishkaghzala762]

Shovel-deep my dear.

[@indiahollins1035]

I’m diggin this

[@daffymommy]

Keep digging, Watson!

[@asarokaa5925]

Daveed Diggs

[@harveyabel1354]

Friends of Distinction! ;)

[@peytone5387]

You should do a video on Abraham Lincoln’s corpse: its multiple embalmings, its frequent disenterment, the one time it was almost stolen, and the time it was exhumed in the early 1900s to make sure it was still there.

[@peggyporter2135]

I agree. I'd be very interested in that, and I appreciate the hard work it would impose on you; I'm confident you'd do a fantastic job. I just hope I'm still on this side to read it bc I'm 70 this year. I'm running out the clock here. I'm looking forward to dying. All my family have passed and I know we'll all be together again. Except maybe my older sister. She was evil. She'll probably end up the same place as Trump.

[@bigdaddy7119]

@@peggyporter2135why make this political? Damn

[@daviddonaghy6494]

My parents somehow ended up buried on the opposite side of their plot than is usual. Mom is on Dad’s side and Dad is on Moms. So if you go by the lettering, my mother was a pilot in WW-2.

[@DanaDesmond-BonnySoulDesigns]

My friend and husband actually exhumed their son when they moved and buried him closer to their new home. They obtained appropriate authorization, yet they chose to do it themselves during the night to avoid strange looks and to have the privacy of a very emotional moment. It was just her and her husband, a couple of shovels, and a pick-up truck. They then took him to the new plot and reinterned him.

[@93banana1]

Dana Desmond wow, what an incredible story. That’s the love a parent has for their child. It’s very bittersweet that they have their child near but yet so far, if that makes sense.

[@raffellothegreat]

I imagine when parents lose their children, it can be comforting to at least have their remains nearby, since they expected to be able to have their child with them for the rest of their lives. Hopefully moving the burial site brought the parents some peace.

[@irenekay7934]

Liradu2 agreed

[@JS-wp4gs]

er...they did this to avoid getting strange looks? imagine driving by the cemetery at night and seeing the guys parents out there with shovels digging him up. i'd have thought that would lead to some questions about why they're digging him up in the middle of the night, let alone doing it themselves

[@DanaDesmond-BonnySoulDesigns]

It did. He was a year old when he passed from a long illness. He was moved about 5 years after he passed. I wish I could say she got over his passing, but it has been over 20 years and she is still morning him.

[@wolfhailey8921]

Darn even in death you gotta pay rent

[@harveyabel1354]

Looking forward to the spin-off "The Walking Dead Pay their Rent"

[@JS-wp4gs]

well why do you think they're all walking around after they've died? obviously they couldn't pay their grave rent

[@sleepysartorialist]

Even death won’t get you outta taxes. Everything I know is a lie. 😂

[@Allnonym0u5]

Death and taken care of it, is essentially a labour. Unfortunately you aren't allowed to take care of it yourselves, in a do-it-yourself at home kit. For a relatively cheap price, you can simply buy from any shop. It involves more. There are right and proper procedures to take care of a lifeless body so it doesn't have any potential ill-effect on the living or the environment. Its done by professionally trained and knowledgeable workers in the industry. So then there's the question of the fee? For the labour along with other essentials needed in the process and for the land needed to store the body in, which a rent is needed. So it creates a job.

[@DenitaArnold]

Nothing is certain but death and taxes

[@trashcant9651]

I remember walking in a cemetery as a little kid and feeling a few bumps in the ground from tree roots and probably mole burrows but at the time I thought that they were human bones and my parents had to explain to me that the bodies were buried deep in the ground and not scattered haphazardly

[@_gorillazfreakinc._2]

I was afraid of cemeteries as a kid for this reason. I thought that if people tried plating flowers for a grave they'd accidentally dig a corpse up. Cemeteries still give me off vibes, but now I'm more fascinated than afraid.

[@emilinebelle7811]

I feel like your hair doesn’t get enough appreciation. You have the most gorgeous hair. 💜

[@sarahrupert5320]

I agree! She’s very pretty. I’d love to have hair like that!

[@anndaniels3545]

Such shiny dark healthy hair, really makes her eyes pop

[@user-fc7yi4ud3m]

Right, her hair looks so healthy!

[@mariannemarek6683]

Is it her hair or a wig?

[@SPQRKlio]

When I went to visit distant relatives’ graves (like, 75 years distantly deceased) during a student trip to Italy, they had already been removed to a mausoleum for holding, and the caretaker asked if I’d like to take them with me. He said it in Italian, and I had to ask him to say it twice, then ask my Italian friend to translate it, because I was so sure I had misunderstood. When I told my family the story back home, one auntie in all seriousness asked why I hadn’t done the right thing and brought them with me. So. There’s that.

[@emily.g.929]

K Lio I have a feeling customs would’ve had a few questions, lol.

[@sarasthoughts]

I'm italian and yeah it's pretty normal here for old graves to be dug up and moved to make space, not as early as in the philippines but still. I used to find it weird when I was a child but now it sounds weird to just leave them there even when they've turned to dust.

[@SPQRKlio]

Emily Garcia It’s so weird, but Customs didn’t even check my carry-on when I got back (this was pre-2001)-they just checked my passport and waved me through. I could have had two cousins packed in there.

[@sarasthoughts]

@@SPQRKlio I don't think they would have told you anything lol our relationship with the dead is so formal that nobody would have dared to force you leave your relatives' ashes here. You probably would have had to sign some paperworks at the cemetery and show them to the airport people.

[@jabbersart6218]

"Because they are people too" dang that kid is deep

[@samanthasmith6921]

Yeah because he lives in that cemetery with his family . I seen the same documentary. The familys that live there are at the below the proverty level watch it it interesting

[@knightshade6232]

He had no option for they are poor trust me...😢 to bad are gov allowed this practice thats why when we were allive we need to work for our monthly mortgage for most familes dontt wana end up in public cemeteries

[@mangomonet2464]

That’s not deep

[@windmillwilly]

@@mangomonet2464 The bodies sure are though!

[@juliusnepos6013]

@@windmillwilly lol

[@maivaiva1412]

that kid saying "they are people too" brought tears to my eyes. ;___; so cute and pure

[@victoriac847]

When my cousin in Spain was in medical school she needed a skeleton for a class, but her mom couldn’t afford one of the educational plastic ones so she went to the local cemetery and asked for bones. They gave them to her separately and had my cousin reassemble as a learning activity lmao.

[@courtneywalsh9780]

Interviewer- “Are you scared?” Kid- “No” Interviewer-“Why not?” Kid- “Cause they are people too.” You go little Deathling, you go!! ❤️☠️❤️

[@sapphireseptember]

Courtney Walsh I thought that was actually really sweet! I went "Awww" and smiled to myself. Maybe I'm weird, I dunno.

[@graycloud057]

How about this; What happens to unclaimed bodies at the morgue?

[@nafsi8519]

In my country police buries them or sent them to a medical school.

[@graycloud057]

Suha Nafsi - I thought my doctor was a dead head... now it makes sense.

[@TheShockwaveDragon]

Although this is only in my opinion, there's a documentary on the subject and it's one of the best, stark, and unsentimental ones I've seen. It's called "A Certain Kind of Death" and it's the first result that comes up here on KZbin when you search that term.

[@anechoicsoul]

In some places after a certain amount of time, ( like a lot of time) they’re cremated and put into a hole with a bunch of other cremated remains :/

[@elishasummers9517]

The state/hospital contracts the lowest biding disposition service, usually a mortuary school. She talks about it in her first book.

[@TheQueerTailor]

The little kid saying “they’re just people too” made my morbid little heart so warm and fuzzy!

[@crwydryny]

Back when i worked in a cemetery here in the uk, graves over 100 years were considered empty (few special graves were exemptions). Fun story we had to do an exhumation of a grave once, everything was going well, until we were lifting the casket out... and one end broke open covering one unfortunate worker in water, putrifying and liquified fat and flesh and everything else.... yeah wasn't a pretty sight.

[@adelerodriguez2432]

That must've been a fairly recent burial then.

[@femkevandewalle2189]

When our local graveyard was being refreshed, I was allowed to take a peek. I saw the bones of a woman burried in a lead casket, ages old. All of the bones, clothes and hair were intact. It was unsettling and fascinating.

[@hisexcellencytrump855]

What you mean refresh!? Get rid of old graves and put new ones in spot?

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

@@hisexcellencytrump855 probably... I think in Germany, they keep track of the time, and after 30 years, the headstone and other decorative stuff is removed, and eventually someone else can be buried in that spot. So burial spots are in slow rotation, if you will. Unless the remaining family members "renew the lease". Seriously.

[@suziq5958]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 Noooooo?!!! 🤭

[@Kay-cp8tg]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 Did we really expect anything different from the Germans though? 🤨

[@DominikRutschmann]

@@Kay-cp8tg Renting is a big thing in Germany. Most people live in rented houses or flats, maybe they just want to keep this habit after death.

[@britdins]

ICONIC CORPSE: TUTANKHAMUN

[@Ailuj234]

Having been a child whose family were in the ‘Death Biz’, Caitlyn you are a perfect match for this profession! Hilarious 😂😂😂

[@S.E.C-R]

Girl, you should have never told me to KZbin around for Exhumation videos!! Since I watched this yesterday I’ve been binging around literally all day yesterday and starting again today on everything from exhumations to abandoned funeral homes, mausoleums & cemetaries, funeral home scandals and all sorts of dead themed stuff since. If my husband looks through my KZbin history he’s going to get super suspicious!! LOL

[@stephanie6897]

😂

[@lizhumble9953]

Caitlin, we are dealing with the hurricane right now. What happens to all the cemeteries that flood? Do they reinter the bodies if necessary? What happened with ones like Hurricane Katrina, and the graves that were above ground.

[@user-by6kx7pv2d]

I think she had a video about bodies in disasters a couple months ago

[@briannahodil504]

Bodies float. Don't ask me how I know.

[@cougarhunter33]

I remember the big floods in the midwest in 1993. I was in high school at the time and one of the clips that ran over and over on the news was caskets floating down the river in Missouri. I don't know how they ever figured that mess out because it had to be hundreds of them.

[@sidneyalenecoker3162]

There is a fantastic video she did a few months ago following Maria. It goes into quite a bit of detail, I believe the title involves "natural disasters" and can be found on her channel.

[@invaderjill8054]

Liz Humble I know that in regards to Katrina and New Orleans, above ground crypts are used instead of burial as the ground is so wet and floods frequently that caskets would often be disinterred and float around if buried. Even so, during the flooding in Katrina, they still had caskets floating around.

[@TheHealthKitten]

I was wondering how should we talk about suicide in a death positive way? My friend recently died by suicide and I’m at a loss of how to talk about it with other people. I’m scared of people making judgements about him and I also want to speak of him in a way that honors him rather than a way that makes him seem like the guilty party.

[@bobojaxon3564]

You lost someone. Period. Not matter how they have died. Hugs

[@TheHealthKitten]

Bobo Jaxon Thank you. It’s been rough

[@maimz666]

There is no guilty party. I am sorry for your loss.

[@jmtw290]

❤️❤️

[@baronessk1919]

So sorry to hear this. Say what’s in your heart. The words will come.

[@shangumapac5754]

"...when the mood strikes them." Ughh Caitlin, feeling cute, might dig or exhume a body later.

[@whatchyagonnado]

😂😂😂

[@reginamachamer821]

Omg the little boy saying "bc they are people too" was so sweet 😭 he's adorable

[@jojjo8450]

An interesting exhumation is that of Queen Christina of Sweden's grave. She was born in 1626, and when she was born she was first mistaken for a boy. She was the only surviving child of King Gustav II Adolf (aka Gustavus Adolphus) and he decided that she should be raised as a crown prince and become the ruler of Sweden after his death. When Christina became queen she was constantly told to get married, but she refused. She wasn't seen as particularly feminine either. There is also evidence that suggests that she was gay, there are love letters between her and a woman at court. All of this led to discussions about her gender, she was suspected to have been a hermaphrodite. After years of discussions, in 1965, almost 300 years after her death (she died in 1689) her grave was exhumed and her skeleton examined, and they determined that she was, after all, a regular woman.

[@OverdramaticAngel]

That is one of the most horrible reasons for an exhumation I've heard of. I'm not necessarily against looking towards bodies for answers (it all depends on circumstance) but finding the answer to this realistically changed nothing, but violated her dignity in such a massive way. Answers are good... but sometimes the cost of them is just too high.

[@wess9900]

Yeah that's disgusting.

[@suzannaandrea4306]

Wow thats anazing thank you

[@otohikoamv]

Interestingly, a recent study of the remains of Polish-born American revolutionary general Casimir Pulaski had concluded that he was in fact born either female or intersex (but was raised and lived as a man in the 18th century).

[@professorrosenstock5026]

@@otohikoamv He's who I was thinking of

[@emily.g.929]

I have a death question! I’d like to know details on how a deceased person’s face or craniofacial region is reconstructed in the event of catastrophic trauma to the head or face and the family wants an open casket. I recently had an acquaintance unfortunately take his own life using a shotgun and I heard that his family is planning a very private open casket funeral. What materials are used? How is it done? What are the steps? Thanks in advance!

[@Kitty-mb4hy]

Emily Garcia 20-30 years ago they used to make wax masks. I believe wax is still used a lot.

[@Tipbs]

My mum used to work in the embalming industry in the UK and she has reconstructed people's faces such as this using wax as Kitty said. It's amazing what can be done!

[@wyvrennemacdaniels6813]

I'm sorry about your friend.

[@Rose_P_D]

My father died in a violent car accident suffering damage to his face and hand. The mortician and I discussed the reconstruction and my only demand was that he not look like a clown; that I see him before Mother. Using wax and my father’s hair, the mortician artfully reconstructed my father’s brow, nose, and cheek. He also had to fill in a gap between 2 of my father’s fingers where he must of thrown his hand up in defense of what was to come. The mortician’s work was so skilled that he had to point out the reconstruction so Mom wouldn’t touch those areas. While not as destructive as a gunshot, the accident caused enough damage to kill him, so I think you get the picture. This happened over 40 years ago; I can only imagine the tools a skilled mortician has today. I hope that answers your question.

[@laurensullivan1522]

My friend overdosed and I found him after 6 hours. He was in Rigamourtes. It took 3 more hours for the coroner to come. He had an autopsy,but by then it had been 3 weeks. He was cremated. I tried giving him CPR when I found him knowing he was gone. I'm not sure if anyone could look at him like that. I still think of his face and breathing into his lifeless mouth. SOMETIMES it's better to not know what that's like. I know I wouldn't be able to again.

[@_Fizel_]

Something that happened near me was that a grandmother had been buried with the wrong jewelry. She willed on all her real stuff (diamonds, gold, all nice expensive pieces) and had fakes made of her favorite stuff she wanted to be buried with. Someone mixed them up and they didn't learn till many years later when her granddaughter was getting married as they wanted to re-appraise some things, and found they were all fake. Granny got brought up and the goods switched. And thoroughly cleaned by jewelers.

[@annaduvall4106]

One of my cousins died in a car accident, a week after he turned 18, his mom and dad in their grief interred him in one cemetery, but a few months later decided they wanted him buried in the cemetery next to the church where they got married. It was a big legal mess, but they got it done, and they are content with where Doug is now.

[@angelabacker1177]

May he rest in peace.

[@adelerodriguez2432]

I am so sorry for your loss.

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

Thank you for sending me down the weirdest KZbin hole I've ever been down.

[@brandyfetz2298]

it's just brandy same but I love every second of it

[@kitkatstrats9516]

Welcome deathling

[@nellyjachi7779]

it's just brandy this my new favourite channel 😅😅

[@allenminix5846]

When performing a DIY exhumation, always remember to call before you dig.

[@gavinlucas2539]

Allen Minix lmao 😂r u from South Carolina?

[@allenminix5846]

@@gavinlucas2539 Tennessee, actually

[@goodluckcleo1582]

it’s the law!

[@revolucinarioCortez]

@@allenminix5846 hOT!!!!

[@heritage.fields]

Allen Minix 😂 Dig Alert, fellas!

[@torch712]

"...and don't forget to double-check you're exhuming the right grave!" 😂😂😂

[@icychill105]

#3 is frustratingly happening within my family, my grandparents have 2 plots side by side but someone was buried inbetween the plots so there isnt enough room on either side for any other burials

[@giraffecorpse]

Caitlin! Would you ever think of making a video on Tennessee's Body Farm? I've been studying it and its so cool!

[@milana223]

jupiiterd I live 40 minutes from it!!

[@VictrolaJazz]

Too close for comfort, especially on a dark and stormy night!

[@wendynordstrom3487]

@Allison Hunter I doubt it.

[@onemercilessming1342]

Allsion Hunter and Wendy Nordstrom--No. The Body Farm is run by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Tours are not offered, but a film is available and, since the U of T-K is a public university, it shouldn't be hard to obtain information since it's a public, state-owned university. fac.utk.edu/

[@clevergirljc]

Please! Do come to Tennessee!!!

[@norahclark3252]

This is unrelated but your hair looks especially good in this vid! So thick and healthy. I’d die and get exhumed for your bangs

[@jesdavies44]

I've watched so many of your videos in the past couple of days, great content. Bravo. I'm finding it all oddly calming during this pandemic. Hope you are keeping yourself safe

[@Gamerboy-nc7ec]

Omg 3 had happened to my family a few weeks ago. Long story short my grandmother was buried on top of twin girls from 1945. The biggest thing that strikes me is that this grave site was HUGE but only 1/4 was being used. We where all so confused on how this had happened

[@carinaiuliachereji2972]

In some parts of Romania, people exhume their loved ones seven years after they passed away. It is said that monks from a famous monastery, „Mănăstirea Neamțului” took over this ritual from Athos, where monks were often exhumed due to lack of space or due to the rocky terrain. It’s interesting that at the end of a traditional burial ritual, the priest ``seals`` the grave, by carving a small cross in the earth in which the person is buried. Theoretically, nobody should be able to break the seal. But people wanted to apply the same monk-ritual to their loved ones and some still do it up to this day. I know that after the remains are exhumed, they are washed with water and/or wine and that certain rituals are performed. The family also has to perform a certain alms-giving. Fun fact: if for some reason (apart from the fact that seven years have passed) a body has to be exhumed and it is found in an ``uncommon`` position or almost intact (despite the fact that it has been buried for quite some time) it is believed that the individual is a revenant or ``strigoi``. This evil spirit is usually found guilty for the misfortunes the family had to deal with after his/her departure. There are many stories about how these spirits make an apparition or steal milk from animals, make people ill or even kill them. Now, in some areas, if an individual is believed to turn into a ``strigoi`` after he passes away, his/her loves ones have to take preventive measures. They may pour sand and/or poppy seeds in the coffin, so that the spirit will be busy counting them and never return. They may even make small dolls representing members of the family or their live stock so that the spirit won’t miss them and therefore return. It is fascinating how in some cultures the dead are invested with feelings and they are believed to have such a powerful influence onto the lives of those who remain, whereas in other cultures, the death process is so much formal. I am so thankful for your channel, it really helped me cope with the idea of death. And it changed my perspective towards Romanian burial rituals as well! They are numerous and may differ from one area to another, but they no longer seem foolish or useless to me. They really speak for a very affectionate way of treating the dead, understanding and accepting this crucial process. And to me, this is beautiful.

[@silverplug]

This is fascinating. I was born in raised in Moldova until 16 years of age, so I haven't been exposed/seen some of the more interesting rituals. I hope they fill my coffin with poppy seeds. Don't want my unspoiled corpse to be declared divine -That would be so inaccurate!

[@raffellothegreat]

Very interesting information!

[@winstonchaychel]

This has to be the most beautiful and fascinating comment on this entire thread 💖 Thank you!

[@Folkwitchfibercraft]

Just proves Caitilin has a heart of gold...see? Its glowing!

[@selfdo]

I recall forty years ago, the first "Poltergeist" movie, where the head of the household (Craig T. Nelson) is the top salesman for a real estate development company and owns a home there. His wife (JoBeth Williams) notices some strange things, including their youngest child (the late Heather O'Rouke) speaking of contact with mysterious beings, including the famous phrase, "They're Here!". It turns out that the salesman's boss was penny-pinching and corrupt, building houses right over an old cemetery, as he assured his salesman that they'd properly relocated the cemetery, in fact, only moved the HEADSTONES. Naturally, the ghosts of the deceased were none too happy about that. I believe that, in the real world, especially in Southern California, there's no way that a developer could get away with such a stunt, as the presence of old, decaying bodies is of itself a health problem, especially building single-family homes over them! Where such a plan could go awry, even with good intentions, is that if there was an undocumented burial, so the remains were left in situ.

[@anthony2061]

My grandparents were originally buried in the ground. When the cemetery they were interred in decided to build a mausoleum, my father and his siblings arranged for a disinternment from the ground to the vaults inside.

[@Cannabest]

Having 5 extra points in your stealth stat will always help with exhumation

[@TheLeiaOrgana]

Cheechy Kaname And 5 extra in your communication if you get caught.

[@sheisbrit17]

She's literally been on YT for years and she looks the exact same. She doesn't age at all.

[@JS-wp4gs]

its sith alchemy. shes pulling a darth zash and really looks like a decomposing mummy

[@cougarhunter33]

Embalming?

[@boombaby1769]

+Its Just Brit She already mentioned her secret: Adipocere :-)

[@coldwarfresh]

Death becomes her

[@kishinumaayumi]

Its Just Brit we all know she's a vampire or some sort of virgin blood drinker

[@angelabranum7777]

I love the straight forward way you address these topics!

[@martinmolloy388]

I did burial vaults for a couple years and it was actually pretty cool! I was involved in a couple removals and exhumations, and as nasty as they could be I've learned alot of things about death! cool series, always interesting stuff!

[@fr.jimwatersfranciscanprie7187]

oH MY.. MY FAVORITE NEWS STORY TO COVER..! AS a senior videojournalist was covering from investigation to sentencing of Blanche Taylor Moore in NC in the 90's.. my reporter and I dug up some of the major information used by the state to convict this woman of trying to kill her minister husband and four other people. She killed using arsenic those other people. i found using my ability as a Reserve Undercover Intelligence officer in the Army and former CIA officer of 20 yrs .. etc. and having a relationship with her grown daughter. I then had the job of getting up at 5 am to cover three exhumations. then going to Chapel HIll for the State medical Examiner. He asked me to stand in for the coffins to be opened up . as an intel officer to help him a bit. I did not of course report on this but saw each body. on two they looked to be but days dead.. the other not so good at all. This case was something. The woman was really the product of her struct abusive father a preacher. He raped and beat her as a girl. What a case.. but did get to follow it from start to finnish. Jim Waters.

[@redsloane879]

Wow! Very interesting ...tks for sharing!!

[@smiller4606]

🙄relationship with the daughter

[@healinggrounds19]

You should write a book!

[@AylaJoJo]

Best comment! Very interesting,

[@emily.g.929]

S Miller Relationship can mean that he knew her, you know... it’s not always romantic. Like, I have a relationship with our mailman, because I dogsit for his family, and we are friendly.

[@ionacmitchell]

"I don't want to show anything too graphic" literally shows a human skeleton with it's shirt on being pulled out of the ground 6:43 😂 love you Caitlin!

[@georgiykireev9678]

Skeletons aren't very hard to look at, as you can hardly see a human in it. Half-decomposed bodies however, i would definitely consider graphic content

[@ashkeeoh]

I’m from the Philippines and that is a normal thing

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

@@georgiykireev9678 Even skeletons are enough for me😂

[@fotofemale1]

RIGHT!?!? That was intense AF! The dude pulled up that body like he was yanking on weeds!

[@rottkrasnyii8436]

Bet he never washed before wipin the sweat out of his face

[@makeupdiaries6438]

My mom's family has a burial plot where my grandparents and many of my aunts and uncles are buried. Everytime someone dies, they dig up the previous occupant and then bury them again with the new bodies. My grandfather is now just a bunch of bones in a sack held together with duct tape.

[@suziq5958]

Where the fk do you live that this is done?? 🤭😲

[@alycewonderland5824]

My dark death secret: I used to go out into the woods after the spring floods and collect the little animals that had drowned when the river waters rose and got washed up on the banks. Then I would take them to our woodworking shop behind our house and I would make each one a little coffin out of scraps of wood and line them with little bits of fabric so the little bodies would be comfortable. Then I would collect the flowers and leaves and dead bugs that each little mole and shrew and such liked to eat when they were alive so they would have something to eat when they woke up in the afterlife... and that's completely the truth. And possibly why I like your videos so very much. Thank you. ❤🖤❤

[@littlered8844]

"this is to protect your remains from just anybody being able to move your remains when the mood strikes them" "how are you feeling today" "ah ya know... Kinda wanna go see a movie, kinda wanna dig up someones dead body"

[@Fraggr92]

Used to work in a cemetary in Sweden... we re-use graves and grave lots get rented by the next of kin when you bury someone, but if i'm not mistaken a grave must be left undisturbed for something along the lines of 30 years before it can be re-used. This is to ensure that as much of the body as possible has time to decompose before the grave gets dug up again. With that said, it's not at all uncommon to find intact bone fragments or fragments of the casket. Since we don't really bury "vaults", as in sealed stone or concrete caskets, you don't really have to worry about finding embalmed corpses when you open a grave unless the casket was buried in really wet soil where the decomosition process gets halted due to the moisture content in the soil. Ususally though when you know that a grave is located in wet soil you wait a lot longer before re-using the grave since... well, nobody really wants to dig up a half-decomposed corpse for several reasons. The most i have ever found while digging graves was fairly large parts of the dress that was worn by the woman who was buried there before. Other than that not much usually remains. It has just been the standard femur fragments, shoulder blade parts, skull fragments and parts of coffins etc. The only "disturbing" thing that i've ever dug up was when we were digging a ditch for a cable that was going around the church right next to the church wall. There i dug up bone fragments from what used to be children, as orphaned children or children whose parents could not afford a grave out in the cemetary for their deceased child back in the day would get buried right next to the church wall instead of out in the cemetary. It didn't bother me all that much but i can imagine it might freak some people out since i know a lot of people really don't like to think about that sort of stuff. As for what happens with the bones, casket parts and whatever else we might dig up, it gets handled as respectfully as possible when found (they did use to be people once after all) and then they get re-buried with the new casket when the grave is filled back up. The next of kin for the previous person buried usually don't get notified, as the grave often no longer "belongs" to them and it is fairly standard procedure. Since there isn't really much they could do about it anyway (except re-renting the grave for however long they might want it), it seems kind of like a dick move to call someone up and go like "So yeah, hey... we dug up the bones of your dead grandma... we found parts of her femur... a skull fragment... we'll be putting it back when we bury the new casket though... just thought you should know.". I think most people here would prefer to not hear about it. During those 30 years though, any digging that's any more serious than planting a few flowers next to the tomb-stone or straightening said tomb-stone is a huge no. Digging up a grave unless for a very VERY good reason, usually officially sanctioned by a court of law, will land you in pretty hot water pretty quickly. You DO NOT mess with graves. Period.

[@charamia9402]

Sounds like Norway and Sweden mostly operate the same way. Most places in Norway though (if not all, actually) the first 20 or so years are for free. If the next of kin wants to keep the plot beyond that, there is a fee to be paid. Silly thing, really... My grandpa died 50 years ago, my grandma died three years ago. When they buried grandpa, they made room for grandma at his side. Two years ago, my city started charging for keeping graves. And as the plot had first been opened in the early seventies for my grandpa, my mom and uncle have to pay although grandma had only been there a year or so. I find that kinda weird.

[@lara_xy]

That just makes me think about when people get buried nowadays with most of our clothes made out of polyester, they will never ever decompose like pure cotton or linnen

[@Fraggr92]

@@lara_xy Eventually they will probably be broken down and dissolved, but yeah. They don't decomposed like clothes made out of natural materials, and they most likely release more toxins and other harmful substances into the soil in the process.

[@msai257]

Same with Finland too. You get the grave for as long as you need it and after that the leftover bones go to a specified plot with all the other leftover bones. A friend used to work at a cemetery and I think his only had 10 year leases (or like 10 years for free and another 10 if you pay or something), so overly wet soil was... a slightly unpleasantly common occurrence from what I gather. Though most people are cremated nowadays so it doesn't really matter any more.

[@glennso47]

What do they do with the remains? Better yet, don't tell me!

[@kylacox6690]

Shout-out from a Tucson deathling! It always cracks me up to hear our little city get mentioned in other media.

[@alberich3099]

As for Germany, we have a rule which is called "ruhezeiten" (resting period) based on the Bestattungsgesetz (burial law). That time depends on the bural method. For a normal adult in an eathgrave it is between 20 and 30 years and for children 10 to 20 years. For urns it is 15 years For "treeburals" (where you ashes are used to fertalise a tree) we have up to 99 years depending on the tree, the area andhealth of the tree For tobs they are often unspecified, as tombs are often property of the family rather than the graveyard. After those restign periods there are 2 possibilities, either the family lengthens the time by payment or the grave will be disolved and given to somebody else. The times are set for 2 reasons a) time of decomposition of the remains (embalming isn't realy a thing here) b) time for the next of kin to grow up with the ability to have a place to mourn - So that even if you mother dies in childbirth, the child has at least 21 years (to full legal adulthood) to visit the grave.

[@Liv_buggy]

I was just watching dr Phil and I got very confused. I’m always excited to see your videos though.

[@BirdnBone]

What does Dr Phil have anything to do with this? XD that's confusing...

[@Liv_buggy]

The intro 😂

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

@@BirdnBone rewatch the video. The first few seconds ARE Dr. Phil, in which he talks about an exhumation.

[@OverdramaticAngel]

I was watching Dr Phil on KZbin and thought I hit the wrong video, somehow. 😂

[@KarenLKarenLovesCrafting]

I was like wtf lol

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Exhumation it's a great way to dig up old friends. 💀 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (Sorry I know its a bad joke but I just couldn't resist it. )

[@maryannhope8276]

😂🤣😂 Thanks, needed to laugh!! Peace ...love morbid punks myself!

[@maryannhope8276]

( MORBID PUNS) LOL. ITS LATE. Peace 🤣

[@maryannhope8276]

No friends though!! 🤭✌

[@oP-qq2ib]

Amethyst this is the dark humour I strive to possess

[@gennymikel4296]

Pretty much, since some of my friends were always rotten people

[@johnprince7556]

I didn’t realize you have been doing this for ten years , because I have 10 years of watching to see the ones I have missed you are extremely easy to interpret your discussion but can make a person a pperson laugh at the same time, when I get depressed all I have to do is listen to you ,very very unique person

[@rockgodoftheuniverse]

Your presentation is well balanced - with facts and humour. Great work. I grew up in the 50s and 60s where one did not talk about any of this stuff. Great channel.

[@gemmarobinson4185]

Is there any difference in how old and young people decay?

[@boombaby1769]

I want to know this as well!

[@HG-gj9lh]

Good question! I don't know if there's a difference in age, but I do not that fat content can cause some differences between those with more fat and those with less.

[@kishinumaayumi]

H G such as?

[@HG-gj9lh]

@@kishinumaayumi for starters, body fat holds moisture and the initial process of decay starts quickly due to it being an ideal environment for bacterial growth. But, due to the higher amount of body fat, the dissipation of heat is slower and it'll take longer for the corpse to completely skeletonize. In short, initial decomp will happen very quickly, but complete decomp will take longer.

[@kenm8376]

I wonder if there is, as well. I would think there would be in part due to the amount of preservatives an older person consumes over the longer lifespan. Just my guess.

[@versacegang4140]

6:50 Interesting how in other cultures kids have exposure to more things and aren't so scared or emotional and are more realist and practical about it all

[@fragment147]

yeah, 'cause they live in the cemetery.

[@heartears]

@@fragment147 not really. I grew up in the same country. Every year, we had to go to my grandpa's above ground tomb to pray for him and maintain his tomb. Cleaning, repainting, adding flowers, pray, etc. And when I say etc. I mean etc. In my grandpa's cemetery, they had to ban karaoke machines to be brought in because it was getting too loud. Before this, the mausoleum near my grandpa's were singing karaoke and even had party lights on.

[@fairlyhappyjane]

I think there is a limit to what you should expose a child to, but, coming from someone who only experienced death with hamsters at a young age.. Death is something even children need to be exposed to. My family has always been very hush hush about death, and whenever I've tried to discuss it I'm told it's so morbid to think about. Yet death is an integral part of life, and if you don't talk about plans for death, how can the living cope afterwards? Last year my grandfather passed away, and a big issue since has been, where is my grandmother supposed to go? They never discussed homes for the elderly or anything of the sort, the idea of him passing never crossed their minds. This is just one of many reasons why discussing death and what it could mean for your body as well as your loved ones is important.

[@adde9506]

You know, it could be a really cool way to free up grave space, to exhume the bones and let the family decorate them and then pose them around the cemetery, like a giant death day party. It might also help people grieve.

[@user-yh6dq2hl2t]

I cant tell if youre serious

[@russellcandy9850]

You always explain things so wonderfully!! Thank you very much!!!

[@Treasuredgirl]

My grandmother passed away a few years ago and her husband had to be disinterred because the cemetery needed to dig deeper in order to stack her casket on top of his.The cemetery wasn't sure if his casket was steel or actual wood since he was buried back in 1978, so they had us prepared well enough away from the dig just in case. Luckily, he had a steel casket so no unexpected mishaps, but I was excited that I was able to be there to see the entire thing. Love your videos!

[@garyrice5396]

And if you don't mind me asking what was the condition of your Grandpa after that long?

[@Treasuredgirl]

We didn't get to see him since he wasn't exhumed, but his casket was holding up well thankfully. Thanks for asking though.

[@keah]

Question for Caitlin! Sorry if this is creepy, and hopefully this is a long way off, but I was curious if your own death plan had anything in place for your fans? Will an address be released where we can send flowers? Will there be a public service? Will the channel continue?

[@Satanthony]

Keah Creations a preemptive sorry doesn't make it any less creepy. fans aren't owed anything. find another channel. I guess this is why she had to make a video to remind people that it's not okay to just stop by the funeral home for a visit?

[@TheHawkBubble]

@@Satanthony It's hardly creepy to want to show respects to someone you admire once they've died... And the comment didn't mention just "stopping by her place of work", learn to read.

[@kroselynn]

Keah Creations, I’m not sure where Salpsan thinks he/she got the authority to answer a question that is obviously and clearly directed at Caitlyn, but I’m sure its imagined. Regardless of whether he/she is right or not (who knows? He or she could be right, I guess🤷🏻‍♀️ although I susspect he or she did it to get her attention or somehow impress her and be all thankful for “having her back” 🙄) So, just ignore him/her and patiently wait for Caitlyn to answer your question herself. She is fully capable of doing so, if she inclined to that is, even if Salpsan doesn’t think she is. What’s that Salpsan? Oh yes you do,, otherwise you wouldn’t have been so quick to jump in and step on Caitlyn’s toes and take it upon yourself to answer a question clearly meant for her, now would you have? That’s just rude, doncha know?!

[@Skatejock21]

why does she owe her fans anything?

[@penguin-schluppstudio]

As I recall from Caitlyn's death plan video, she wanted a privet service for her closest family and friends in her living room. Look up her video on that. As for the address to send flowers, I am sure she will provide somewhere to send them. Finally, her plan for the channel is still unknown.

[@russellcandy9850]

Hi Caitlin, I find your videos informative , very well done and extremely funny! Thank you!!

[@KatTheScribe]

Poking away through your channel. I really like the intro to these older videos. Those cats just kill me!

[@rachelnorman6072]

I’ve just moved to Germany from the U.K. and the homesickness is kicking in. Your death update is comforting me 💖

[@BirdnBone]

How's Germany? ^^

[@wvFrequenzkontrolle]

Disinterment... I had BOTH, my grandmother and grandfather Disinterment, from a Cemetery to another Cemetery. As the UMC Church obtained an abandon 200 yr old country church and came up with a bunch of rules and regulation not only to governor their Parish members, but also the lands of the cemetery.. i.e. Only UMC Members in Good Standing could be interned within the cemetery. The prior people that were buried within this cemetery for many years were Roman Catholic and various other Christian groups... The UMC began issuing strict rules on what we could leave on our families grave sites when we visited, no Catholic Faith mementos, etc.. .... The UMC was vicious to all the families here... So, I began the Disinterment Process... The only thing I had to do was... 1.) Sign the RELEASE for the Undertaker to PROCEED as I was the next of kin as well as named by named in their last will and testament as the heir... 2.) The Undertake only had to notified this Church when the Disinterment process would begin... Basically, the Undertaker did make notification the day he began the process, by slipping the notification into their door mail slot. As he said, the law states, notification is to be made "WHEN" the Disinterment was to begin. and well, he did and Began.. :) I held the Deed as owner for a Family Private Cemetery, which is where I had them taken too.. Now for the funny part... a few years later, the UMC Church, as well as I were informed that the 1.81 net acre cemetery did not belong to the UMC Church. Matter-of-fact, it was once apart of my Great Great Grandmothers Cattle Farm. When the farm was sold, the 1.81 net acre tract of land was "EXCEPTED AND RESERVED" unto the Heir of my Great Great Grandmother... that heir, was my Grandmother. As of today, I am now the Lawful owner of this cemetery. And now the UMC Church plays by my RULES... Not One of their members will I grant to be intern into My Private Real Estate! :) God Got them in the end... :) :)

[@icurnvs776]

Good on you!!!

[@lucianograff6512]

Didn't understand

[@DenitaArnold]

Wow. 😎 COOL. Hope you don't mind my saying karma got them

[@xycadium]

That’s a neat story. Thanks for sharing that.

[@capie44]

Isn't it nice, wv, that UMC beleives God creates souls beneath their expectations. Would it be a far jump that if UMC created souls, they would not create them beneath their expectations? Like God does? UMC must believe they are smarter (because they would not bother creating beneath their expectations) and more ethical (because they would not all-knowingly create souls beneath their expectations-- like God) than God, Himself. Shame on God for not creating souls that meet UMC's expectations!!!

[@obsidianbutterfly32]

Loved this! Just found your channel and I've been catching up on your videos! I'm from Tucson! So it was good to hear you know our town! Now you know a person too!

[@ghosts231]

OMG, I just came across your channel and I am lovin’ it! Weird? Nope, I’m a past funeral assistant so I love it all! 🖤🖤🖤

[@Flufferz626]

You have helped more people accept and learn about death. Thank you.

[@32dras]

Here in Croatia in larger cities due to lack of space you have to pay yearly fee if you want to keep permanent burial place, if 10 years nobody pay a yearly fee for that space, they are allowed to dig the remains out, put them in small box and place those small boxes in underground concrete chamber, all with respect to remains of that person and give that grave to someone else. In smaller cities and vilages graveyards ther`s no that kind of practice. And for diging out remains or for any kind of vandalazing graves there is a crimnal law named "Violation of peace of the decased".

[@sleepysartorialist]

It seems like many places across Europe have problems making room for the deceased for very long! It’s quite surprising to me as an American. There seems to be no end to the space folks are willing to give to burial plots here. I don’t actually know how many graveyards my city has but at least two of them are historic parks with tours now.

[@ElaAusDemTal]

In Zadar (Croatia) where part of my family lives, they aren't actually in the ground but in concrete vaults and the plot belongs to the family - they might collect great-gran's bones into a box but leave it in there if another member of the family dies and needs the space 😉

[@ElaAusDemTal]

The Mad Lolita.... Europe is much smaller than the US, that's why! Just take Germany, for example, over 85M people in a country half as big as Texas (~357k to 696k km2)!

[@jamierupert7563]

I just read about this today. They do that too in the Philippines. In fact the 2nd picture she shies is the video I watched. They lease the plots for 5 years & the families actually live in the cemeteries & even play & have school there. I don't remember the exact name of the video though. I'm sorry. That was horrifying & gross to see them did that body up. Ewwww

[@BillDerBerg]

There's no time limit on most American cemeteries especially the CORPORATE ones that Ms. Doughty despises. Once you purchase a plot the cost includes the hole and perpetual care... as long as the cemetery exists your loved ones or your grave will exist there.

[@jenniferschooley5760]

You wanna know what's magical - that lip color! Beautiful. Love your videos, and also recently finished the Audible of "From Here to Eternity." Keep it up!!!

[@martinamartin8852]

I love the way your vids are edited! Great content!

[@Hoejfeld]

I'm danish, and my mom works at a graveyard, like a gardener, while also digging the graves and keeping the church nice. Here graves are 'rented' too, 30 years for a normal burial, 10 for cremated remains, but it can be prolonged by the family. Terminated graves, that are being reused, often have bone remains left (depending on the soil), but they stay in the graveyard, in Denmark people are not allowed to have human remains in their homes (as far as I know, which is why I always find it 'weird' when you see American movies where people have cremated remains on the shelf). Often the bones are just placed on top of the new grave, if smaller bones 'escape' the burial process, and my mom finds them later, she buries them next time she digs a hole, often under new flowers! Fun fact: my mom often find teeth in the stones on the pathways! no idea how they get there! (Danish churchyard: www.mitfanoe.dk/images/kirker/kirkegaarde/nordvest.jpg )

[@PunkHime89]

Hoejfeld wow!! 😮 The idea of bones just mixing in after a while is quite interesting! Especially how little bones escape and your mom just hides them here and there. A persons remains can be all over the graveyard!

[@Hoejfeld]

they are xD I don't think people are aware of it, they tend to forget about the remains after people are in the ground. But once I found a peice of bone in a graveyard on the ground, I just placed it under a bush xD

[@lenahonigtopf]

I'm from Germany and I think it's the same there. My grandpa's grave recently got terminated and I'm pretty sure that they didn't dig him out and that my grandma didn't receive a sack of bones. Sorry, had a little wtf moment when I watched the video lol.

[@rebeckathomsen8843]

Jamen halløjsa det er ikke tit man ser en anden dansker :)

[@ttintagel]

There have been gravediggers in my family going back to the 1500's. The quilt on my mother's bed is made out of the wide silk and satin ribbons from funeral wreaths saved by my great-uncle.

[@peterk7931]

I would love to hear if you have any thoughts on Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia), the cemetery with no owner.

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

Many cemeteries are simply a commercial enterprise. The initial purchase price of a large contiguous piece of land is offset by piecemeal sales of plots. This provides the cemetery operator with a cash stream of income, which pays for staff, maintenance, mortgage on the land & etc. This cash stream can only continue for as long as plots are available for sale by the cemetery operator. Once the cash stream disappears, there is no longer any incentive to stay and the property (cemetery) is abandoned. The cemetery operator simply walks away. The moral aspects of this issue notwithstanding, no commercial operator will maintain the graves of your loved ones, in perpetuity, without an ongoing cash stream.

[@karennmasaya4075]

I like it here

[@pattimorris1782]

WhatAboutTheBee Florida got caught up in the abandoned cemetery circus in the 90’s. Legislation was enacted to close the loopholes that created the problem. You’re right, no cash flow leads to unsightly public nuisances. The last I heard, a group of attorneys had taken over a cemetery that still had land available & put a funeral home on the property as well as available plots. Florida’s climate makes maintenance a daily exercise.

[@emilywalker2444]

I honestly dont know why this channel came up in my suggestions randomly one day.... but I'm honestly fascinated 😳

[@marcw6875]

I watched a Dr. Mike video that had her in it, and she started appearing after that. lol

[@marymeisiek7706]

I have a real horror of dead things. Due to some childhood trauma. I won’t even shake a mortician’s hand. Caitlyn is helping me to overcome this.

[@downinahole193]

Couldn't be more off-topic, but your hair looks SO soft and touchable in this video. Loose ponytails are super flattering on you hehe

[@zoeparker2897]

At my old Catholic school in the campus grounds in the woods, there was a large clearing set aside to bury all the nuns who passed away. A sinkhole began to form on the plot of land so they had to exhume all the nuns’ bodies and relocate them. The school got super haunted after that 😂

[@suziq5958]

STOP IT!! 🤭

[@adelerodriguez2432]

Holy moley! No pun intended.

[@charlestreadway6491]

I'm new to your channel, you have a way of combining hummer with education. You are great.

[@chumbucket6989]

Your videos are a soothing balm on my death anxieties