06-04-2012, 01:10 PM
the county will have to pay $900. to burn his ass.
Mark Golding, the medical examiner in Union County, Miss., told WMC-TV over the weekend that no one from Mayes' family had accepted his body.
"We've had some unusual cases but none like this where the family won't even accept the remains," Golding said.
"I do realize it's a terrible thing that has went on but someone is going to have to step up to the plate and eventually do something with him."
edit to add:
(CNN) -- The family of accused killer and kidnapper Adam Mayes, who was placed on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list, has sent his body to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where students will use it for research and educational purposes, officials said.
Mayes' body had been with the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office since early May, when he killed himself. The body was picked up from there and delivered to the university's forensic department on Thursday, said Mark Golding, medical examiner in Union County, Mississippi.
Mark Golding, the medical examiner in Union County, Miss., told WMC-TV over the weekend that no one from Mayes' family had accepted his body.
"We've had some unusual cases but none like this where the family won't even accept the remains," Golding said.
"I do realize it's a terrible thing that has went on but someone is going to have to step up to the plate and eventually do something with him."
edit to add:
(CNN) -- The family of accused killer and kidnapper Adam Mayes, who was placed on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list, has sent his body to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where students will use it for research and educational purposes, officials said.
Mayes' body had been with the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office since early May, when he killed himself. The body was picked up from there and delivered to the university's forensic department on Thursday, said Mark Golding, medical examiner in Union County, Mississippi.