Could they exhume Michael like Bobby Fischer ? ;-)
How to Exhume a Body, Bobby Fischer's or Otherwise
The body of Bobby Fischer, a former world chess champion who died in Iceland two years ago, has been exhumed to provide DNA evidence in a paternity suit.
Tissue samples were taken from Fischer's body in an effort to prove he fathered 9-year-old Jinky Young. The girl is the daughter of Fischer's former lover, Marilyn Young.
Fischer's estate, worth an estimated $2 million, is still hotly disputed, with a Japanese ex-wife, U.S. tax authorities, two former nephews and the Young family all vying for a stake.
The DNA test could spell game over, if Fischer is proved to be Jinky's father. And, in fact, paternity is one of the only legal avenues to exhume a body in the first place.
A few other tips, if there's a body you're hoping to unearth:
1. Make sure the person lived a messy life
Exhumations are exceedingly rare, whether you're in Iceland (where Fischer's body was exhumed) or here in the United States. It would take a criminal investigation, paternity dispute or compelling need to identify a body (like a murder trial) to even make the lengthy, risky legal process worthwhile.
Did he father a love child and leave her nothing in his will? Was she the wife of a gang leader who died under suspicious circumstances? Is there strong evidence that this could be James Brown's body? Otherwise, no dice.
Fortunately, no matter when the body in question was alive, it should be possible to snag DNA after exhumation. Scientific advances mean that fresh tissue samples, which decay quickly, are no longer necessary. Instead, any old body part, including bones and teeth, can be used.
2. Talk to your lawyer
This is where things get tricky. You'll likely need two documents to get a body exhumed: a court order, and permission from the appropriate religious official if the grave is on consecrated ground.
Working through the courts might involve overcoming injunctions (spurned lovers, jealous cousins and anyone else who might want to keep that body buried), especially if you're not next of kin. And it'll most certainly mean proving that the DNA will be vital in determining the outcome of an investigation. In Fischer's case, Young offered up a collection of documents, including financial records and postcards sent from "daddy" Fischer to little Jinky.
3. Network, network, network
Even with court permission, there's still sweet talking, and scheduling, that's necessary to get a body out of the ground. Religious officials will need to OK the exhumation, and in most states, an environmental health officer will supervise, to make sure the process follows protocol. Assuming tissue samples are required, a medical examiner will also be at the ready.
And it can't hurt to get the local municipality and the police department on your side. Fischer's exhumation, at a graveyard near the town of Selfoss, was a regional who's who, with the sheriff, pastor, parish members, legal representatives and medical staff watching over the entire process.
4. Dress for success
That pesky environmental health officer breathing down your neck? Yeah, listen to that guy. On exhumation day, even after the courts and the church have OK'd the dig, it can still be called off if protocol hasn't been followed down to the fine print.
Of course, that means opening the right casket and double-checking that the name on the tombstone matches the name on the exhumation order. But protocol also applies to dress code: Protective gear, including Tyvek suits, masks and gloves, is needed to safeguard against pathogens, and dust from lead or wood.
5. And don't forget to stretch
After a lengthy legal process and plenty of red tape, everyone is probably in a hurry to get this body dug up and reburied. Not so fast! As the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health notes, "The grave is a major hazard ... the ground is often uneven, and there are memorials and headstones, which present 'tripping hazards' for the unwary."
Not to mention that bodies, and their accompanying pine boxes, are heavy! "Exhumations also often involve manual handling or the use of machinery to raise intact coffins," the CIEH cautions. "This brings risks such as muscle strains and potential crushing injuries should a heavy coffin be dropped, or if a plant is not operated correctly."
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The body of Bobby Fischer, a former world chess champion who died in Iceland two years ago, has been exhumed to provide DNA evidence in a paternity suit.
Tissue samples were taken from Fischer's body in an effort to prove he fathered 9-year-old Jinky Young. The girl is the daughter of Fischer's former lover, Marilyn Young.
Fischer's estate, worth an estimated $2 million, is still hotly disputed, with a Japanese ex-wife, U.S. tax authorities, two former nephews and the Young family all vying for a stake.
The DNA test could spell game over, if Fischer is proved to be Jinky's father. And, in fact, paternity is one of the only legal avenues to exhume a body in the first place.
A few other tips, if there's a body you're hoping to unearth:
1. Make sure the person lived a messy life
Exhumations are exceedingly rare, whether you're in Iceland (where Fischer's body was exhumed) or here in the United States. It would take a criminal investigation, paternity dispute or compelling need to identify a body (like a murder trial) to even make the lengthy, risky legal process worthwhile.
Did he father a love child and leave her nothing in his will? Was she the wife of a gang leader who died under suspicious circumstances? Is there strong evidence that this could be James Brown's body? Otherwise, no dice.
Fortunately, no matter when the body in question was alive, it should be possible to snag DNA after exhumation. Scientific advances mean that fresh tissue samples, which decay quickly, are no longer necessary. Instead, any old body part, including bones and teeth, can be used.
2. Talk to your lawyer
This is where things get tricky. You'll likely need two documents to get a body exhumed: a court order, and permission from the appropriate religious official if the grave is on consecrated ground.
Working through the courts might involve overcoming injunctions (spurned lovers, jealous cousins and anyone else who might want to keep that body buried), especially if you're not next of kin. And it'll most certainly mean proving that the DNA will be vital in determining the outcome of an investigation. In Fischer's case, Young offered up a collection of documents, including financial records and postcards sent from "daddy" Fischer to little Jinky.
3. Network, network, network
Even with court permission, there's still sweet talking, and scheduling, that's necessary to get a body out of the ground. Religious officials will need to OK the exhumation, and in most states, an environmental health officer will supervise, to make sure the process follows protocol. Assuming tissue samples are required, a medical examiner will also be at the ready.
And it can't hurt to get the local municipality and the police department on your side. Fischer's exhumation, at a graveyard near the town of Selfoss, was a regional who's who, with the sheriff, pastor, parish members, legal representatives and medical staff watching over the entire process.
4. Dress for success
That pesky environmental health officer breathing down your neck? Yeah, listen to that guy. On exhumation day, even after the courts and the church have OK'd the dig, it can still be called off if protocol hasn't been followed down to the fine print.
Of course, that means opening the right casket and double-checking that the name on the tombstone matches the name on the exhumation order. But protocol also applies to dress code: Protective gear, including Tyvek suits, masks and gloves, is needed to safeguard against pathogens, and dust from lead or wood.
5. And don't forget to stretch
After a lengthy legal process and plenty of red tape, everyone is probably in a hurry to get this body dug up and reburied. Not so fast! As the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health notes, "The grave is a major hazard ... the ground is often uneven, and there are memorials and headstones, which present 'tripping hazards' for the unwary."
Not to mention that bodies, and their accompanying pine boxes, are heavy! "Exhumations also often involve manual handling or the use of machinery to raise intact coffins," the CIEH cautions. "This brings risks such as muscle strains and potential crushing injuries should a heavy coffin be dropped, or if a plant is not operated correctly."
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Comments
Maybe to prove he's not where they claim him to be... But of course most people believe Michael is dead, so the reason could be the inconsisting and contradicting stories we've been presented with since last June.
They should "dig up" Elvis too, jus for kicks
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who, Bobby Fischer?
Legally speaking, whether or not you believe it to be valid, the will explicitly states there are "no other children, living or deceased". So even if he did have that secret love child, they are unable to gain anything from the estate, which would probably make an exhumation ultimately pointless in the eyes of the court.
And James Brown, why not? May be Michael Jackson is his son <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) --> or Prince´s father....
Any more convos available?