# Ted Williams Head Batted Around

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-batted-around/512922>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 7, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-batted-around/512922 "2009-10-07T12:09:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-batted-around/512922/1 "2009-10-07T12:09:12Z")

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I’m surprised there’s no thread about Larry Johnson’s book on Alcor Life Extension Foundation and the mistreatment of Ted Williams’ head. It’s been all over the news here, and was on Nightline last night.

An example:

> **[Workers Battered Ted Williams' Frozen Body: Book](https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/shocking-book-alleges-ted-williams-frozen-head-mutilated/1855670/)**
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> The body of Red Sox legend Ted Williams, kept frozen in an Arizona cryonics facility after his death in 2002, was horrifically mistreated by workers, according to a new book.

Although this and other bits I’ve heard focus on the use of a monkey wrench to dislodge the frozen head from a tuna can, most of the Nightline bit seemed to express disgust that they were Actually Beheading Corpses, as if that’s not pretty much the SOP at Alcor, and not exactly something hidden. More alarming, though, is that Johnson alleges Alcor employees may have hastened the death of one client. According to some of his tapes, they did it to avoid heavy traffic. Makes me wonder is Johnson got whooshed.

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-batted-around/512922/2 "2009-10-07T12:14:53Z")

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That’s a big tuna fish can.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-batted-around/512922/3 "2009-10-07T13:49:36Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> I’m surprised there’s no thread about Larry Johnson’s book on Alcor Life Extension Foundation and the mistreatment of Ted Williams’ head. It’s been all over the news here, and was on Nightline last night.

You mean like [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=534367) posted on Saturday, October 3 in the Game Room?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-batted-around/512922/4 "2009-10-07T14:09:42Z")

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Since there’s already a thread, I’ll lock this one.

twickster, MPSIMS moderator