Julie Mott’s body was stolen from casket on Saturday.
By Raif Karerat
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A local family is distraught beyond measure after their daughter’s body was stolen from a funeral home in San Antonio, Texas, following her service, on Saturday.
According to investigators, the body of Julie Mott, 26, was taken from her casket at Mission Parks Funeral Chapel North following her service on August 15.
“It’s really quite concerning,” said SAPD Sgt. Javier Salazar, according to KENS5 News. “We are hoping that the public may be able to help assist us.”
The San Antonio Express News reported the casket holding Mott’s body was moved into a hallway after the service so it could be cremated. But when workers returned the next morning, the body was gone.
Police said they don’t believe her body was removed overnight, because an alarm at the facility had not been triggered and there didn’t appear to be any forced entry. “The next morning when they came back to the funeral home, they discovered that the casket Ms. Mott had been in for the service was actually empty,” said Sgt. Salazar. “Her remains had been removed.”
Julie Mott’s family is close friends with the owner of Mission Parks Funeral Home, which is offering $25,000 to help catch the person responsible, according to The Independent.
“We just want our daughter’s remains returned so we can have some closure to our grief,” said Tim Mott, Julie Mott’s father.