Mississippi mortician allegedly stashed bodies inside storage unit after losing license, business: Officials

A mortician successful Mississippi is facing charges aft helium allegedly enactment quality bodies wrong a retention unit.

Albert Creath, 31, the erstwhile proprietor of now-defunct Creath Memorial Services, allegedly utilized iStorage facilities successful Greenville, Mississippi, to proceed offering burial and ceremonial services, according to WLBT. Deputies discovered the remains of 3 individuals wrong a retention portion connected March 25 astatine the facility. 

Washington County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Billy Barber said Creath was charged with improper desecration of corpse. 

Creath began utilizing the retention units arsenic a mode to proceed offering burial and ceremonial services aft helium mislaid his concern and license.

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Albert Creath, 31, was charged with improper desecration of corpse aft helium allegedly enactment quality bodies wrong a retention unit. (WLBT)

A TikTok relationship belonging to Creath Memorial Services antecedently described the concern arsenic "The Hallmark of Professional Services." Its astir caller video was posted successful August 2024.

Several of the videos connected the TikTok relationship are labeled "sensitive" and diagnostic videos that see deceased bodies wrong caskets.

Online records with the Mississippi Secretary of State's bureau bespeak that Creath's constricted liability corp was administratively dissolved connected Dec. 1, 2024 aft helium failed to re-register.

Creath was granted a $600,000 enslaved by a section judge.

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Albert Creath is taken to jailhouse aft being charged with improper desecration of corpse. (WLBT)

Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons told The Delta News that the bodies mightiness person been discovered during an attempted burglary astatine the circumstantial retention unit.

"Deputies had really been to that peculiar retention due to the fact that they had reported immoderate burglaries, truthful there’s a accidental the burglars could’ve really ran upon it," Simmons said. "But we don't know."

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Albert Creath was charged with improper desecration of a corpse. (WLBT)

Simmons besides said that an probe into Creath's behaviour is underway and expects much charges to beryllium filed.

"The find of quality remains successful a retention portion successful our metropolis is profoundly disturbing and raises superior concerns that request a thorough investigation. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who whitethorn beryllium affected by this tragic situation," Simmons said.

"Greenville is simply a assemblage that values dignity, respect, and the regularisation of law. We volition not tolerate immoderate actions that interruption those principles. I impulse anyone with accusation to travel guardant and assistance authorities successful their investigation."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Creath for comment.