This is pretty messed up.

[bmw]

Robinson went to Hutchinson Funeral Home in Detroit on Friday to see her mother one last time before the viewing. She said she realized the body in the casket was not her mother.

“I looked at her feet and I didn’t see that mole that my mom has on her feet and I looked at that man and I said, Sir, this is not my mama, and he said it just like this. He said, ‘I’m sorry. They must have cremated your mom a week or two ago. I’m so sorry,’” Robinson said.

Robinson said the family still does not have the ashes the funeral home claims are her mother’s.

https://www.wfsb.com/2026/09/21/woman-s ... e-funeral/

[Honeyman]

Funeral homes and mortuaries are some of the worst regulated businesses in the country. Not sure how bad it is in Michigan but certain states have virtually zero oversight on the industry. My sister lost thousands of dollars to some crook in Colorado, notoriously one of the worst states in the union.

[TC Talks]

There is a great book about the funeral industry "Going Out Green". The consolidation companies basically have made it illegal to bury or cremate someone without paying an exorbitant fee. In the case of Hutchinson, that just sounds like a poorly operated business. The good news is that Mom likely doesn't care what happened to her.

Now what's messed up is people freezing to death in the world's 3rd wealthiest nation.