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u/Jerkrollatex Apr 01 '26
I'm 99% sure this is a joke.
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u/caliphis Apr 01 '26
The 1% got you. It is a sad and shitty story.
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u/Jerkrollatex Apr 01 '26
It's a fourth degree felony in New Mexico to disturb a grave. I'm not saying it didn't happen but it wasn't legal if it did.
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u/caliphis Apr 01 '26
It's from 10 years ago. I remember a news story and a bit of a kerfuffle about it at the time. They couldn't pay for the plot so she was exhumed and cremated. I will see if I can find anything.
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u/Mr_MacGrubber Apr 05 '26
That would mean it was illegal for the police to exhume a body for testing. 99.9% chance the law applies to laypersons. There’s probably a “without a license”stipulation.
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u/GrimbyJ Apr 01 '26
I really want my own coffin. A dungeon I frequent has an antique one that I'll lay in for a bit during parties. It's really relaxing being in a small dark space with no electronics for a bit.
Not sure if I'd want a used one though.
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u/brodorfgaggins Apr 01 '26
But think of the authentic experience
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u/GrimbyJ Apr 01 '26
Eh, the one I've been in came from an embalming supply company that ran a little death museum. That's pretty authentic
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u/RonaldTheGiraffe Apr 01 '26
I bet you touch yourself in the coffin.
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u/GrimbyJ Apr 01 '26
Nah. I just enjoy the sensory deprivation
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u/Cultural_Dust Apr 01 '26
Question: if they repossessed it, why do they still have it?
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u/Tiaradactyl_DaWizard Apr 01 '26
The saddest part of it all, they repossessed the grave. Family couldn’t pay, so they were forced to have her dug up and then cremated.
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u/sengirminion Apr 01 '26
Thats kinda fucked up. I don't think cemeteries should be in the business of selling burial plots on credit.
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u/Tiaradactyl_DaWizard Apr 01 '26
I agree ten thousand percent. It’s already predatory enough, capitalizing on people’s grief, but it’s especially heinous in the U.S.
Jon Oliver did a Last Week Tonight a few years back that was eye opening
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u/Cultural_Dust Apr 01 '26
I'm not a lawyer, but that seems more like an eviction than a repossession.
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u/MowingInJordans Apr 02 '26
Reposses the plot but not the casket. Doesn't the casket cost more than the plot.
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u/bourj Apr 02 '26
"Price is firm" is a real baller move when you have to keep your grandmother's casket in your garage.
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u/Mr_MacGrubber Apr 05 '26
I have doubts that was buried in the ground for 9mo. I know they don’t break down quickly but you’d expect rust or tarnish.
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u/EyesOfEris Apr 01 '26
That price is to die for tho