HARDIN COUNTY, KY - A man in his fifties is accused of letting his dead wife's body sit next to him for months without contacting the authorities until someone conducted a welfare check.
The husband, 59-year-old John George Emrich, has been charged with abuse of a corpse, according to jail records reviewed by Law & Crime. Emrich was arrested on June 19 by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO). On that day, deputies with HCSO went to a home on Homestead Avenue after someone called and ask them to conduct a welfare check.
Upon arriving on scene, deputies spoke with Emrich, the homeowner. Officials then found his wife's remains inside. Emrich told deputies that his wife had died in February. By then, four months had passed since her death without authorities being notified. It is unclear who called authorities for the welfare check or what caused the wife's death; she has not yet been publicly identified.
Emrich was arrested and booked into the Hardin County Detention Center. Abuse of a corpse is a Class D felony in the state of Kentucky and can lead to a sentence of five years in prison. Emrich made his first court appearance earlier this week. He is still being held in jail on a $5,000 bond.
The husband, 59-year-old John George Emrich, has been charged with abuse of a corpse, according to jail records reviewed by Law & Crime. Emrich was arrested on June 19 by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO). On that day, deputies with HCSO went to a home on Homestead Avenue after someone called and ask them to conduct a welfare check.
Upon arriving on scene, deputies spoke with Emrich, the homeowner. Officials then found his wife's remains inside. Emrich told deputies that his wife had died in February. By then, four months had passed since her death without authorities being notified. It is unclear who called authorities for the welfare check or what caused the wife's death; she has not yet been publicly identified.
Emrich was arrested and booked into the Hardin County Detention Center. Abuse of a corpse is a Class D felony in the state of Kentucky and can lead to a sentence of five years in prison. Emrich made his first court appearance earlier this week. He is still being held in jail on a $5,000 bond.
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