Hearing postponed for Jeffersonville funeral home director accused of mishandling bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- The former director of a Jeffersonville funeral home  where dozens of decomposing bodies  were found last year was s...

May 24, 2023
5:24 AM

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- The former director of a Jeffersonville funeral home  where dozens of decomposing bodies  were found last year was set to plead guilty in a Jeffersonville court Friday morning, but the hearing was postponed.  A plea agreement was pre-filed in court on Thursday, but families looking for justice will have to wait a little longer, since the judge who has presided over the case was sick Friday. According to the plea agreement, Lankford will pay restitution to 53 families in varying amounts.

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