Son stole his 93-year-old father's corpse in an attempt to bring him back to life

Vincent Bright avoids prison time up to 10 years by pleading guilty

The distraught man told investigators he planned to resurrect his father



A Detroit man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing his father’s corpse from a local cemetery because he wanted to resurrect the 93-year-old man.



Vincent Bright, 48, told prosecutors he hoped to bring his father back to life through prayer after stealing the cadaver Jan 14. and stuffing it in a freezer.

Believing Bright was disturbed, prosecutors initially asked for a mental health evaluation, it turns out the body snatcher was just overcome with grief.

Guity: Vincent Bright pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing his father's body from a cemetery and stuffing it in a freezer

Bright admitted to taking the body of Clarence Bright, his deceased father only days after his funeral. Police responding to an anonymous tip detained the younger Bright at a gas station only to find the older Bright’s empty casket in the back of a van.

Police soon found Clarence Bright’s body in a freezer at his son’s home.

Vincent Bright told officials he believed he could resurrect his father through prayer.

Body snatcher: Police found Clarence Bright's casket in the back of son Vincent's van (pictured), but the body wasn't inside

His bail was set at $75,000 so a mental health evaluation could be completed, it found him fit for trial.

If convicted of disinterring a body, Vincent Bright would have faced up to 10 years in prison, he instead will receive probation for pleading guilty.

Vincent Bright will be formally sentenced for the bizarre crime on Sept. 24. He has a criminal history that dates back to the 1980s, according to ClickOnDetroit , but hi s lawyer told the station those crimes were 'minor felonies.'

