Vincent Bright, 48, of Detroit is accused of stealing his 93-year-old father's dead body from mausoleum, police said with the hope of resurrecting him.

Police solved the mystery a day after authorities learned that Clarence Bright and his casket had disappeared from Gethsemane Cemetery, 10755 Gratiot in Detroit, first locating Bright and another 38-year-old man, whom Wayne County prosecutors have not said is charged, with Clarence Bright's empty casket in the rear of a white van.

Later in the day, they found Clarence Bright being stored in a freezer located in his son's home, Wayne County prosecutors said in a Friday release.

Vincent Bright is charged with disinterment of a dead body, which carries up to 10 years in prison.



Vincent Bright

Clarence Bright's remains were scheduled to be buried at on Sunday — the day following the man's funeral — but wet weather delayed the internment.

The casket was moved to a mausoleum and when workers attempted to retrieve it Monday morning it had disappeared.

Detroit police identified the man's son as a person of interest and began investigating immediately after the theft was realized.

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