JUDGE: FUNERAL HOME WRONGLY SOLD LEE HARVEY OSWALD'S CASKET

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BY EMILY SCHMALL

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A funeral home that sold Lee Harvey Oswald's pine casket for $87,468 must return it to the accused presidential assassin's brother, a judge ruled Friday.

Robert Oswald had bought the pine bluff casket for his brother, whose body was exhumed in 1981 amid conspiracy theories that it did not contain Lee Harvey Oswald's body. After a Dallas hospital confirmed the body through dental records, it was reburied, but not in the original casket, which was too water-damaged.

Oswald's family says it thought the original casket had been thrown away, but the funeral home actually kept it in storage before selling it at auction - along with Lee Harvey Oswald's death certificate and the embalming tools and table used in his burial - to an anonymous buyer.

Oswald's brother, Robert, sued Baumgardner Funeral Home after it sold the coffin through an auction house in Santa Monica, California. The auction house still has the coffin, because the lawsuit had put the sale of the coffin on hold. The sale was never completed, the judgment says.

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[ColesCountyDem]

1. Unethical swine like them have no business operating a funeral home.

I'm happy for Mr. Oswald.

[whathehell]

2. Um, I hope this doesn't sound strange but,

wasn't Oswald supposed to be BURIED in his casket?

[HERVEPA]

3. Maybe read the post?

[whathehell]

5. Maybe MYOB?

If not, you'd better scold ColesCountyDem, too...It seems he didn't "read the post"

to your satisfaction either.

[CatWoman]

7. what the hell?

[whathehell]

9. Yes?

[bigwillq]

10. bwah!

[whathehell]

11. bwah!

back at ya.

[HERVEPA]

12. From the original post

"Robert Oswald had bought the pine bluff casket for his brother, whose body was exhumed in 1981 amid conspiracy theories that it did not contain Lee Harvey Oswald's body. After a Dallas hospital confirmed the body through dental records, it was reburied, but not in the original casket, which was too water-damaged"

And Coles didn't post anything indicating he didn't read it.

[whathehell]

14. Already read, dear

Feel better?

[ColesCountyDem]

4. He was, but it was unfit to re-bury him in. n/t

[whathehell]

6. Okay, thanks. n/t

[underpants]

8. The dead body and funeral industry is truly a dark and scary world

Bush funeral gate etc

[Monk06]

13. Who bought Kennedy's brain? That's what I want to know.

[christx30]

15. Judging from the Zapruder film,

there wouldn't have been much to save.

[ripcord]

16. The scariest part is that someone thought the casket was worth $87k

[Arcadiasix]

17. Dang Skippy

[Elmergantry]

18. Gotta hang on to them family heirlooms!

I suppose to them its kinda how I feel owning Granpaps farm tractor!

[Ykcutnek]

19. That's unfortunate.

Someone is always ready with a wet blanket every time someone tries to earn a quick buck.

Sigh.

[NBachers]

20. But that will break up the set!

[father founding]

21. Mental Health ?

Whoever bought it for 87K probably complains about high taxes.

[dembotoz]

22. this week on antiques roadshow--could see them get really excited

something is worth what somebody else will pay

[kwassa]

25. This week Antiques Roadshow travels to Dallas, Texas .....

Right after this Pledge Break!

[dembotoz]

26. with 50 buck pledge get a mini coffin replica keychain with station letters embossed`

[lonestarnot]

23. ackety. Whole thing stinks.

[NuclearDem]

24. Sold to the bidder on the grassy knoll.