18 Decomposed Bodies Discovered at Funeral Home, Owner Arrested [Video]

All eyes are on a south Georgia funeral home after its owner was arrested and accused of neglecting human corpses. Authorities say they found over a dozen decomposing bodies on the funeral home grounds while serving the business a routine eviction notice.

The owner of Johnson Funeral & Cremation Services in Douglas, Ga. has been charged with 17 counts of abuse of a dead body, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Arrest warrants for Chris Lee Johnson say he failed to store the bodies properly, which resulted in “the serious disfigurement” of the deceased.

Of the 18 discovered human remains, one is of a child. Authorities continue to work with the families of the deceased to identity and learn more about the victims. The bodies were decomposing for months before they were discovered, officials say. Also on …