# Body of woman, 25, stolen from casket in broad daylight in Texas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583 "2015-08-23T04:45:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/61 "2015-08-24T23:11:37Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > That value derives almost entirely from the potassium, which is apparently abundant enough in the body and valuable enough to contribute about $104 of that value. Sodium is next, with a value of about $29. Other elements adding over $5 each are oxygen, fluorine, and rubidium. > > At these values, why are we burying _anybody?_ Well they tried recycling, but things went horribly astray when aunt Mabel tried canning the potassium and sodium for later, said sources in the local fire department. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/62 "2015-08-24T23:53:29Z")
AFAIK bodies being cremated aren’t embalmed at all; unless the family requests it or wants an open casket service. Or at least that’s what the funeral director told us when my great aunt died 2 yrs ago. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/63 "2015-08-25T03:50:22Z")
Fredrich: What a filthy job! Igor: Could be worse! Fredrich: How? Igor: Could be raining! ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/64 "2015-08-25T06:50:06Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Missed the edit window, but just saw your comment about the procedures for embalming if it’s going for cremation. I’m not sure how they handle that normally, but either way the point is the corpse would have been pretty fresh at the time. The only reason that article even offers the “objecting to cremation” as a possibility is because they want to spare the family’s dignity by not mentioning the much, much more likely event that somebody is fucking their daughter’s corpse barring conclusive proof. I wouldn’t know about that - If I were a betting man I’d say that “opposed to cremation” is much more common than “necrophile”. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/65 "2015-08-25T07:07:14Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > I wouldn’t know about that - > If I were a betting man I’d say that > “opposed to cremation” is much more common than “necrophile”. In general, sure, but not when it comes to the motivation for stealing the body of a young, attractive female. Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/66 "2015-08-25T13:39:12Z")
HOV lane. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/67 "2015-08-25T14:41:31Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > HOV lane. California maybe. Texas? More likely an Aggie frat house. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/68 "2015-08-25T15:58:06Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > California maybe. Texas? More likely an Aggie frat house. Where do you think the brothers painted the HOV lane? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/69 "2015-08-25T16:10:16Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > In general, sure, but not when it comes to the motivation for stealing the body of a young, attractive female. Not even close. [The executive vice president for medical services at the Center for Health Care Services has another theory](http://www.ksat.com/news/search-goes-on-for-julie-motts-stolen-remains): > [@](#): > > “Individuals have stolen back the body of someone who was very close to them, near to them, because they couldn’t bear that loss,” Milam said. > > She said perhaps someone could become fixated on the fact they strongly object to cremation. > > “A person could say, ‘I don’t agree with what is being done. I need to take matters in my own hands,’” Milam said. > > Speaking as a psychiatrist, Milam said some are so overwhelmed by their grief, “Our brains are not working the normal way that they would.” > > Milam said it could reach a point that they may believe they’re acting out of love and respect, yet their sense of right and wrong has been altered. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/70 "2015-08-25T16:33:04Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [The executive vice president for medical services at the Center for Health Care Services has another theory](http://www.ksat.com/news/search-goes-on-for-julie-motts-stolen-remains): > > > [@](#): > > > > “Individuals have stolen back the body of someone who was very close to them, near to them, because they couldn’t bear that loss,” Milam said. > > > > She said perhaps someone could become fixated on the fact they strongly object to cremation. > > > > “A person could say, ‘I don’t agree with what is being done. I need to take matters in my own hands,’” Milam said. > > > > Speaking as a psychiatrist, Milam said some are so overwhelmed by their grief, “Our brains are not working the normal way that they would.” > > > > Milam said it could reach a point that they may believe they’re acting out of love and respect, yet their sense of right and wrong has been altered. This is basically the “Norman Bates” theory, right? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/71 "2015-08-25T16:35:54Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > In general, sure, but not when it comes to the motivation for stealing the body of a young, attractive female. Not even close. I disagree. I know necrophiliacs exist, but I assume they work in mortuaries or are rapist/murderers. This is a singular crime. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/72 "2015-08-25T16:56:50Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > This is basically the “Norman Bates” theory, right? Basically, though it sounds like the VP knows more than she’s willing to take on record. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/73 "2015-08-25T17:37:01Z")
> [@bup](#): > > This is a singular crime. They’ll have to discover the corpus delectable. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/74 "2015-08-25T17:47:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > They’ll have to discover the corpus delectable. Depends which way the wind is blowing. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/75 "2015-08-25T17:53:51Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > What, sometimes you’ve just got to crack open a cold one? That’s SICK. Your comment was sick, disgusting, in the worst possible taste, frickin’ hilarious, and depraved. You should be congratulated ashamed of yourself! ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/76 "2015-08-25T20:00:13Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > I’m still more amazed that a **ceplace** manages to find this weird shit to post on the Dope! > > What?? It wasn’t exactly hidden. I saw it on [MSN.com](http://MSN.com) as part of their little slideshow. > [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Unless the death involved undetected foul play, & the killer freaked out, panicked, & swiped the body, to prevent an autopsy that nobody was considering. As you’ve probably figured out by now, she had cystic fibrosis. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/77 "2015-08-25T20:02:46Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > In general, sure, but not when it comes to the motivation for stealing the body of a young, attractive female. Not even close. How exactly do you know this?:dubious: Do you have some figures on the prevalence of necrophilia? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/78 "2015-08-25T20:24:31Z")
She died August 8th. Her body disappeared August 15th. There’s no way her body isn’t smelling like a skunk’s ass about now. I sincerely doubt anyone could stand being in a room with it long enough to… She’s been buried. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/79 "2015-08-25T20:37:17Z")
Update from local news: [http://kxan.com/2015/08/25/texas-police-say-man-obsessed-with-woman-corpse-missing/](http://kxan.com/2015/08/25/texas-police-say-man-obsessed-with-woman-corpse-missing/) San Antonio police trying to find a woman’s corpse stolen from a casket say a man “obsessed” with her was the last to leave her funeral. At what point does this seem like a good idea to you? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583/80 "2015-08-25T20:42:18Z")
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