18 decomposed bodies found at Johnson’s Funeral and Cremation Services funeral home in Coffee County, Georgia

Researchers discovered eighteen decomposing bodies at a funeral home in Georgia.

The owner of Johnson’s Funeral and Cremation Services was charged with seventeen counts of abuse of a corpse.

“The first reaction was, ‘I hope it wasn’t our daughter.’ But then you realize, if it’s not our daughter, it’s someone else’s,” Tiffany Evans said.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the investigation began on October 26.

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office initially arrived on scene to assist with an eviction notice.

“(The owner) seemed like such a good person when we first met him. He was just kind and gentle. So when someone sent me the link from WALB, I thought, ‘That can’t be right,'” Angela Howell said.

Those who have used Johnson’s services said he was virtually impossible to reach throughout the process.

“We still haven’t received a death certificate that I paid in full to Chris Johnson,” Sherri Thomas said. “I’ve probably called over 50 or 60 times, and he hasn’t called back once. And I wonder, with all these bodies, is that even my mother’s body in this urn.”

Others had to threaten him with legal action to finally receive the death certificates of their loved ones.

“I came here many mornings,” said another client, Janell. ‘He was here, with his car in the back. But he wouldn’t come to the door when you called him. I told him I would hire a lawyer. Then he finally got the death certificates back. , almost after a year.”

Now the 18 bodies found must be correctly identified.

“My priority is to correctly identify the bodies and report them to the family. Please bear with us