A Maryland couple is outraged after the remains of their deceased infant were misplaced following a botched cremation. Eventually, the child’s body was found, but the location where it was discovered prompted police to open a criminal investigation.
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Chris Parham and Laquanda Brown say losing their two-month-old son wasn’t the only emotional burden they had to bear, but also the struggle of obtaining his remains. The couple said back in August, their son rolled over in his sleep and suffocated to death. They told FOX 5 DC by October, after the child’s funeral, they received what they believed were little Coi’Seir’s ashes from Heaven Bound Crematorium in White Plains, Md. It wasn’t until February that the couple realized he wasn’t cremated at all after receiving a call from a Maryland State Police detective who notified them they were given “the wrong ashes.”
In May, the couple told reporters they suddenly received a new set of ashes and were informed that their son’s remains were never cremated until then. To the answer of where the little boy’s body had been leading up to his eventual cremation, they were struck with another gruesome discovery: Coi’Seir’s remains, rotting in his funeral clothes, were stored in the home of the crematory’s owners, Rosa Turner and Brandon Williams.
This particular crematory has been in trouble over the past years for allegedly storing human remains in cardboard boxes stacked on one another. Maryland police said during a 2024 inspection of the crematory and funeral home, authorities discovered improperly stored body bags covered in flies, body parts hanging out, and leaking bodily fluids, per NBC 4. The facility where this allegedly occurred has since been closed, per Law&Crime. However, it’s currently unclear to everyone how Turner and Williams ended up with remains inside their home.
Coi’Seir’s parents filed a $10 million lawsuit against Heaven Bound and Stewart Funeral Home and also called for criminal charges. According to FOX 5 DC, a criminal investigation is underway. Though, as the couple seeks justice, they are also forced to grieve their son all over again.
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