11 BABIES Found Inside Abandoned Funeral Home

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Remains of 11 Babies Found Inside This Abandoned Funeral Home
Cantrell Funeral Home first opened in 1955 when owner Raymond Cantrell Sr. opened his first funeral home at the corner of Kercheval and Montclair on Detroit's east side. The funeral home was an immediate success for Cantrell and he soon needed a larger building.
In 1964, he finally moved Cantrell Funeral Home to the same location that you not only see in the video but also where all of this tragedy took place, which was 10400 Mack Ave again on Detroit's east side.
Unfortunately, Raymond Cantrell Sr. passed away in 2016 and his son Raymond Cantrell II took over the funeral home. Raymond Cantrell Sr. owned and operated the legendary Cantrell Funeral Home for over 60 years at the time of his death.
Both before his death and since his death in 2016, the funeral home was continuously plagued by "jaw-dropping" violations. Over the years, violations continued to pile up against Cantrell Funeral Home and prompted visits from state investigations many times from the 1990's through its final closure in 2018.
Finally in 2018, the State Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs suspended the funeral home license of Cantrell Funeral Home after they investigated allegations made against the funeral home. They suspended their license based on incompetence, gross negligence, and improperly stored bodies. During that same investigation, officials also uncovered almost 300 containers of cremated remains in the basement, and at this point still unaware of the other dark secrets still lurking inside.
Later in 2018, state investigators again returned to Cantrell Funeral Home after an anonymous phone call led them to where they could find numerous corpses hidden throughout the funeral home. Investigators ended up finding a still-born infant corpse hidden in a box. Upon further investigation and another search, they found 11 more bodies of deceased infants, ranging from gestation up to only a couple of months old - and some of them even appeared to have been mummified. This discovery proved to be the final "nail in the coffin" as the State of Michigan revoked all licensing for the owners of Cantrell Funeral Home and it was immediately shut down.
In 2019, shortly after the terrifying gruesome discoveries forced the funeral home to immediately close, a major transformation took place inside the old Cantrell Funeral Home as the new owner is turning the space into a community center, a much-needed resource for people in the crime-ridden neighborhood on Detroit's east side.
As of 2022, the former Cantrell Funeral Home is still undergoing renovations to convert it into a community center.

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@jamiedecker7853 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. My infant daughter died and the funeral director did everything for free. He said nobody expects their baby to die so aren't typically prepared.

@breewallace9814 2 жыл бұрын

My son lost his daughter 3 days before she was born. I can not even imagine. My heart breaks everyday. OMGosh

@catherinesyme901 2 жыл бұрын

🙏❤️🕯

@catherinesyme901 2 жыл бұрын

@@breewallace9814 💔blessings🙏

@lorettadurbin4404 2 жыл бұрын

Im so sorry. I cant imagine. Hugs and prayers

@MunaAbbas. 2 жыл бұрын

May their gentle souls rest in eternal peace

@johntaylor7510 2 жыл бұрын

I have been in the funeral service industry for several years. This man, and his firm abused these remains in the most disgusting way. He violated the sacred trust that is given to any funeral home tasked with caring for the deceased. He abused his community in ways that is unforgivable. Why it took so damn long to shut him down is beyond me. It became clear to me that he had racked up plenty of violations before the state revoked his license in 2018. My heart goes out to each one of the families affected by this selfish man. It’s tough enough to find enough strength to get through burying a loved one. Imagine how much strength it takes to get through knowing your loved one was discarded like trash. I truly can’t wrap my head around how he can justify keeping babies, in his funeral home ceiling without feeling any sort of shame. I hope he receives a long prison sentence. Again my heart goes out to every one of those victims

@rosemaryedwards7239 2 жыл бұрын

They need an inspection group like they have for hospitals, JACO randomly show up and go through. At any time! And not from the area. So there's no bias.

@coolinwithlaura4114 2 жыл бұрын

Yea I may as well donate my body to science... not trusting this won't happen now

@lindanorman2810 2 жыл бұрын

@@coolinwithlaura4114 you have no idea what they do to bodies in science : )

@lindanorman2810 2 жыл бұрын

@kristen Anderson I trained on people that donated to science and it really got me sighs

@nichmon3221 2 жыл бұрын

Whether he was telling the truth or not, I don't know; he claimed that he was keeping the bodies until the family could pay for their burial. There was even a woman on there stating that she couldn't pay. I'm not defending him; I'm asking in order to learn. What does a mortician do in a situation where the family can't afford a funeral?

@enchantedharlot Жыл бұрын

That lady crying about her sister's remains being stuck in there just shattered my heart 💔💔💔💔

@courtneyboudreau4284 Жыл бұрын

That was heartbreaking 😭

@mrbusdriversir Жыл бұрын

In some places the city or some organizations provide the funds for the burial of people that don’t have family or the family can’t pay. I am sure it’s different everywhere.

@williambryan9087 Жыл бұрын

no pay no funeral. Shit ain't free.

@mastermind.det313 8 ай бұрын

Fake outrage.

@mombradshaw5528 Жыл бұрын

Nobody should ever get into the funeral business unless they have the ABSOLUTE HIGHEST respect for the dead. This is heartbreaking and disgusting that humans could treat other humans, alive and dead like this..💔

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

The ones that are no good don't last too long in the business.

@shelleyquinn3375 Жыл бұрын

eat sum food and saying anything to be honest with you i dont feel a hundred per cent correct and i can get the best place heaven forbid and every one

@seachelle3444 Жыл бұрын

I believe they also need an extreme mental evaluation before entering a business such as this. The man running the funeral home obviously were not right in the head to allow these things to happen.

@SteffiReitsch Жыл бұрын

It's a black funeral home. You know it's highly likely something's not going to be on the up and up.

@nindyschmidt4730 Жыл бұрын

@@SteffiReitsch gb9

@Grimmarox 2 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the most disturbing things I've seen in a very long time. RIP to all the souls that were mishandled.

@generalleigh7387 2 жыл бұрын

God handles souls, not bodies.

@jaystrucktow 2 жыл бұрын

And you have to understand this falls back on family. Members because you would as when is the funeral where is the ashes this is your love one

@hunterbidensaidslesion1356 Жыл бұрын

Look up the Tri-State crematory incident from 2002. Guy was "storing" (i.e., dumping) bodies on his property instead of creating them, and pocketing the trivial amount of money he was saving in natural gas costs. There were several hundred bodies found on his property.

@savedbygrace463 Жыл бұрын

The bodies were greatly mishandled not the souls.

@generalleigh7387 Жыл бұрын

@@moxyliebtjan What is your primary felt reason for your own unbelief?

@redfoxcaly 2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine losing my baby and finding out years later that they were in a ceiling the whole time. 😔

@brycecharles3856 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but they went years without wondering what happened to the body and then all of a sudden the people are appalled and surprised that their families remains weren't cared for... even if you couldn't pay one should at least make a payment plan for the sake of the remains, it's just another example of people wanting everyone to give them everything even though they give nothing themselves and the usual of a guy only caring about money. The families are responsible too.

@redfoxcaly 2 жыл бұрын

@@brycecharles3856 I understand that the families are responsible too but just because someone can't pay to have a funeral for their baby doesn't mean that baby should be mummified in a ceiling. Lots of cemeteries have pauper fields filled with graves of those who don't have anywhere else to go or family to care about them.

@brycecharles3856 2 жыл бұрын

@@redfoxcaly I agree which is why I wonder why the families didn't do this in the first place. They knew they didn't have the money and yet went there for services. The hospital in a lot of cases helps with dealing with the loss of an infant. Yes the funeral director is a scumbag, yes he could of just done the right thing and cremated the infants as well as adults and just put them on the shelf or he himself could of gone to the state and told them of his dilemma but my point is that these people abandoned their loves ones for years and never tried to finalize anything and yet are so devastated and shocked they didn't receive free services.

@redfoxcaly 2 жыл бұрын

@@brycecharles3856 I don't care what it took I would never be able to wonder where my deceased baby was. I would do literally anything to get the money I needed. I know there are a lot of people who believe because they have nothing then something is owed to them.

@magdump4456 2 жыл бұрын

Only in detroit!

@erinbingham973 Жыл бұрын

This makes my blood boil!!! My father was a mortician and funeral director. I grew up in and around funeral homes. I was taught to give the up most respect to the deceased and their families. This is beyond disgraceful and disrespectful! My heart goes out to any and all who had to deal with this funeral home!

@almasantiago1100 8 ай бұрын

Yes, the utmost respect should be given to the dead. This is horrific!

@maevependragon Жыл бұрын

This is heartbreaking. I lost my dad when I was 25. The funeral director was amazing. My heart goes out to these people.

@yooperlooper 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe it took so long to revoke all licenses and shut it down.

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Insane right? Should've happened the first time they investigated the place!

@thomasshaughnessy1121 2 жыл бұрын

@@abandonedcentral Those involved should be given 11 life sentences plus 500 years just to really ensure they really pay. The building should be destroyed and the property should be permanently left empty. Such a disgrace.

@riotxart4558 Жыл бұрын

At 7:01 there is something around the corner when they are going down stairs. It disappears right away.

@walden420 Ай бұрын

@@riotxart4558 Looks like a hand suddenly disappears. Kinda creepy.

@karenmessinger9609 2 жыл бұрын

I know the grief of losing a newborn baby. Those parents had to go through it twice because of that monster who owned the funeral home. I can't wrap my mind around it. It's a betrayal like no other.

@mazieg7072 2 жыл бұрын

Thank god I know my son was buried when he died! He was in the coffin that was buried in the grave in the ground and is still there since 1976!! My son died from SIDS at 3.5 months old. I am the one who found my son dead the next morning. He had died during the night in his sleep.

@karenmessinger9609 2 жыл бұрын

@@mazieg7072 I'm so sorry. I lived in a very small town & my daughter is buried in a small cemetery in another even smaller town. Hard to get away with doing the things these people did in a small community like ours. My daughter was 9 days old. I truly believe our little ones are in heaven, alive & well forever with the Lord Jesus. It's hard losing a baby. Parents shouldn't have to bury their children but we unfortunately do.

@sassyvtmom2009 2 жыл бұрын

As a mother of 2 stillborns I couldn't imagine! I know my 2 angels were buried side by side in family burial plot. And in my heart ❤️ know there in heaven

@pookiepookie8035 2 жыл бұрын

@mazie g. I am so sorry! You will see your baby again, one day. May God bless you!

@karenmessinger9609 2 жыл бұрын

@@sassyvtmom2009 I'm really sorry! I can't imagine losing 2 babies. One was difficult enough. I do believe we will see them again & they're safe in heaven. They are waiting for us. Much love ❤🙏

@ruthrosario719 Жыл бұрын

You did a great job reporting the facts & images to us. I attended a viewing there of a coworker who was shot and killed in a car jacking in 2018. During the early afternoon of her viewing, no one from the funeral staff was there as I was trying to find an employee to let them know that the deceased had blood dripping from her ears and a cotton ball was sticking out of her nose. I was horrified and tried my best to clean it up before her family or children arrived, and when an employee finally showed up, he casually said “I went to grab some food” and he wasn’t in any hurry to offer an apology or explanation for the urgent situation. As her coworkers, we paid for the funeral in full and advance and now I assume the funeral home probably cashed the check before they completed the job and maybe they figured “who cares”. I didn’t want to offend or upset the small family (one out of town sister, 2 young children, boyfriend) so I cleaned her up, kept it to myself waiting for others to arrive. I’ll never forget the way I felt sitting there alone and feeling shocked and sorrowful for the families of Detroit who were being taken advantage of at the most vulnerable and painful times in their lives. Sadly it was confirmed in this video that this was a “business as usual” for these criminals and they kept on doing their thing since they were getting away with it even after being reported. So many sad sides to this story. May those families find peace and be helped by the state to properly receive the remains of their loved ones. 🙏🏼❤

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

That's horrible!

@VampyreBarbie 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing what you did for the family ❤ It must have been horrifying to witness.

@DawnMARKCUM-vn7gt 5 ай бұрын

I would have been scared to death I can't imagine how you felt makes my blood boil thank you for your big heart and your kindness for taking care of someone's loved one so they didn't have to do that God bless you

@Kasey_888 Жыл бұрын

My dearly departed uncle's funeral was at Cantrell some years ago and to know that while we were there, there were remains of souls handled in such a disgusting manner! This is insane

@starrysparkles404 Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry 😞.

@denisedavis442 2 жыл бұрын

My former mother in law's services were held by Cantrell. I was mortified when I heard this story. To think that there were bodies hidden throughout the funeral home is so disturbing and disrespectful, all the while carrying on like it's everyday business. 💔

@kimrizzo7098 Жыл бұрын

I hope you guys provided dna related to the deceased to make sure she was actually burried :(

@yellingonthesubway 2 жыл бұрын

As if losing a baby wasn't hard enough, he figured out how to make it even worse on the family.

@johnrandolph1539 Жыл бұрын

As a former funeral director this makes me sick!! But nothing in Detroit surprises me considering the people who run this city and too many of the people who live there. Don't get pissed...it's just true!

@LadyLibra8791 Жыл бұрын

My mom passed away in 2000 and the did a great job with her body and service….Condolences to everyone effected by the gruesome findings 😢🙏🏽

@jenniferbaldini3527 2 жыл бұрын

I was a hospice on call nurse working nights and weekends. I was at the bedside for many deaths, and always maintained my patients dignity, I never left their bedside until the funeral home arrived, and I walked out with my patient with my hand on the gurney until they were placed in the hearse. If at ANY time I felt my patient was not being treated right in death, I instantly spoke up, took charge of the situation, and even called to report the removal service or the funeral homes own team to the funeral home owner. I am outraged at what happened here and am hoping that this will tighten regulations on the buisness in general. Horrifying.

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

You are very kind. Thank you for being your patients' advocate even in death.

@petecernan2568 Жыл бұрын

Well done you are a good person

@theresareynolds3133 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a retired Funeral Director I embalmed and got the corps ready for burial. This is a black mark on many funeral homes, when we graduate, we take an oath, I find this disgusting and very horrific. I hope they lose everything and the sale of the funeral home given to those families of those abandoned in the funeral home. This really pisses me off, especially the babies that they found, most funeral homes bury babies for free

@vernonm.4512 Жыл бұрын

you mean corpse

@scottishqueen9304 Жыл бұрын

@@vernonm.4512 corpse or not those infants were still peoples babies

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

My mother had a stillborn baby girl in 1963. I don't know if my parents had to pay for anything; Dad was a veteran and probably got the free burial at the military cemetery. They didn't have a funeral.

@richundadavis1104 Жыл бұрын

Our funeral home certainly didn’t bury my baby for free but a NPO stepped in and paid so I’m grateful for that.

@Michelle-ce1qh Жыл бұрын

My dad retired from the business two years ago here in SE Michigan. He had been a Director since 1988. He was appalled about this story.

@karenwackerly3862 Жыл бұрын

The new owners of this funeral home making it into a well needed community center will bring life and laughter into its walls and to the neighborhood, thanks for your story, I just found your channel!

@vanessahawarden9028 Жыл бұрын

As a member of the profession, I am horrified at hearing this report. I consider it a privilege to be entrusted, by the families, with the care of their loved ones, and consequently treat every deceased person as though they were my own. The criminal activity in this video defies belief; I can only begin to imagine what the families must have gone through, and I pray for them all on behalf of the profession. I only hope that the disgusting individuals responsible for these most insidious crimes got the appropriate treatment by the Courts, though sadly, nothing will ever erase the memories for the families. God bless them.

@dannie1610 2 жыл бұрын

My grandparents/uncle/mother/godmother & aunt were ALL serviced by Cantrel Funeral Home from 1984-2012. Cantrel Sr was still alive & at that facility everyday!!! When the son took over it was downhill from there. Cantrel's was there for the community & helped people during a time when decisions are hard & emotions run high with no money. Sicking what came to be & all for money. Sr came from the south when factory jobs were a plenty & he'd tell his stories to comfort people, he worked hard to build his service for those around him & had such a caring/calming spirit.

@pastryshack551 2 жыл бұрын

May be the father did some of what the son has done, because I don't see how a human being could carry on in this way unless this is what he was shown

@phantasm541 2 жыл бұрын

Same my Grandma was serviced here as well I was in the military when she passed 🙏😞

@yvettedouglas8515 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much can't your singer is my great uncle he died back in 2012 at the age of 96 his son took over the business and put the family that was working there out and hired his own people I was trained by my uncle Raymond senior when I was 11 years old well how to run a funeral home and everything and bombing bodies and we had an account for families that can pay we will put $20,000 in the account for cremation and burial we did help the community and then when my cousin took over the funeral home it went downhill he fired a lot of the family that was working there so it was a family member another cousin that told what was going on when he fired him and no my Uncle Raymond Sr here did not do any of this

@bryanbressem5026 Жыл бұрын

Sounds exactly like a scammer would be, smooth and cunning, and his son caught on fast...

@joypalmer7616 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god! How could this man be so cruel to the grieving families? They had been through enough.

@revqueenbee5809 Жыл бұрын

As the mother to a stillborn daughter from another state this infuriates me for those families that were deceived by that funeral home and this saddens me as well that they werent properly laid to rest at the time. My funeral home that performed her services also did it for free as the gentleman who handled everything for us had lost a child as well so he knew our loss.

@angelawesson9978 Жыл бұрын

I’ve read on here that some have said most funeral homes not charging for babies.. here in Oklahoma we haven’t heard of that. we paid $1.000 for are 17 day old grandson

@heatherb8594 2 жыл бұрын

This happened in a town near me as well.. Brent Marsh, a crematory. He would keep hundreds of bodies on his property after his machinery stopped working. Sad…. Really sad for all those families who had rocks and dirt instead of ashes of those they thought were their loved ones remains with no proper burial. Some of the bodies have never been found. 😳 so disturbing.

@Gabbyisme343 2 жыл бұрын

Same-ish

@jenpierce2385 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness that's terrible 😭

@barbaradrummond1845 2 жыл бұрын

😢

@talindakelley189 2 жыл бұрын

Things like this is exactly why, I tell my son and his wife, to stand and witness whom ever it is cremating me, so they can be absolutely sure, it’s me they’re getting back. I told them, I know it will be hard to watch, but at least, they’ll know.

@BelindaTN 2 жыл бұрын

It is customary in my world to see the body in the casket from first day of viewing until it is closed just before leaving to the cemetery. Family was watches them load In the hearse, follow To gravesite, unload, lower into grave, put the vault lid on and we sit there until the last shovel of dirt is put on. Then often go back for days afterward to see if everything looks the same. Had an incident years ago in our town where Many bodies were put in the ground with no casket at all. Even though the families had paid for caskets and the vault. Not only were their no caskets, if anything buried with them was of value, that was taken too.

@zhaneranger 2 жыл бұрын

How can the police have “searched” the building and missed 13 hideden bodies!???

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

They ignored them

@cindybrooks2786 2 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 No they didn't.

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

@@cindybrooks2786 Then, how can the idiots miss them? If they genuinely did then they need new eyes

@cindybrooks2786 2 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 Maybe because of the way they were stored in containers wrapped up, the whole place probably smelled like death, that odor permeates everything.

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

@@cindybrooks2786 Regardless, if they're told to tear the place apart they should do it

@briannalitz2802 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely heartbreaking! RIP sweet babies!

@tiawandagrace701 Жыл бұрын

That's good he got. He could of told the family was not able to help them if they can not pay. He should never be allowed to open another business ever. What some people do for money. So sad. Son like father. That is so sad. God give these family peace. Thanks for sharing.

@bleachedin2mysoul 2 жыл бұрын

This is was so sad. I can't imagine how thoses parents and family members felt.

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

This really is sad. Glad they go all the remains out of this place. Imagine if they renovated it but never found the infants in the ceiling.

@IcedCoffeeLover33 2 жыл бұрын

@@abandonedcentral thats very disturbing and graphic

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

@@abandonedcentral OMG it would be like The Conjuring.

@tristanwoodmansee477 2 жыл бұрын

This guy should not be working at Target!? ARE THEY Fing kidding? He should be in jail to rot.!!! Hope it’s not haunted.

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hope he's not a team lead.

@sandraroberts7406 Жыл бұрын

I ENJOYED THIS VIDEO. A BEAUTIFUL PLACE WITH A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE WITH IT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO.

@dancergurll6616 6 ай бұрын

Interesting. Thanks for the video !

@abandonedcentral 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@naomiweaver1855 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible. I can’t imagine how the people who worked in that place could walk in there day after day. How is that possible?

@lillium4139 2 жыл бұрын

Money makes people do some pretty awful things

@banana9106 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, when people are relying on their job to pay their bills, often they have little choice but to turn a blind eye to what goes on.

@kimberlybates6261 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he was a threatening boss. He probably he figured owned the place he could do what he wanted. Treat folks like he wanted.

@banana9106 2 жыл бұрын

@@kimberlybates6261 Very likely, when employees are very reliant on someone staying in business they stay quiet about lots of stuff

@maggiesmith4699 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe they were on drugs

@jan7240 2 жыл бұрын

That was disturbing and horrific those little ones in the loft space especially cruel, my condolences to all those families what they must be feeling I can’t possibly imagine. Thank you AC for an update and so pleased this place is going to be used appropriately from now on xx

@debbieamidon5626 2 жыл бұрын

He needs to pay and go to jail!

@user-hb3rb1iz5r 22 күн бұрын

This video never gets old ! Have you done an update on this place ? Is it still in business or still abandoned?

@dunnoo Жыл бұрын

I'm speechless, lost of words, and just spiritually damaged, All I want to say is *Condolences To The Families* of all theses deceased, this is very mind crushing & I hope everyone of them *Make The Rest Of His Life A Living Nightmare*

@racheljohnson6616 2 жыл бұрын

It makes you question your own funeral homes in your home town about what really goes on. It makes you wanna do a walk through. unbelievable. may all these people get peace of mind now n may they r.i.p.

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

Once I'm dead I couldn't care less

@michaelvoorhees5978 Жыл бұрын

I live in a white town so no worries

@venusharris8030 Жыл бұрын

No Thank you

@KittinPyro Жыл бұрын

I decided already that i’ll be donating my body to science which is free for my family and afterwards they cremate your body for your family to hold on to or bury. I have a very rare genetic condition so I made this decision when I was pretty young because not a lot is known about it and nobody really researches it much so I wanted someone to use my struggles in life to make things easier for people born with the same condition in the future. As long as the military doesn’t use me to “see the effects of a bomb on a human body” (They legitimacy said this as their reasoning once 🤨) I’m okay with most research. You have to register but not everywhere will allow you to choose what your body is used for, but obviously that’s important to me so i haven’t gotten to register yet.

@michaelvoorhees5978 Жыл бұрын

@@KittinPyro be cool if the military used you to test new bullet designs!!!! Why are you against that ? It's a science....

@allisonmcdonald5488 2 жыл бұрын

This is disturbing, my heart goes out to these victims, and more importantly the family's. I can't even begin to imagine how these people are feeling. 😢🙏 xx

@dognlady Жыл бұрын

Definitely haunted I'd like to hear an update from the community attending this community center

@DeviantMotives 7 ай бұрын

Great informative vid

@abandonedcentral 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Trevorjennings679 4 ай бұрын

Hello Pretty, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@sweetpea1322 2 жыл бұрын

Most funeral homes don't charge for baby funerals (0-5 yrs old) as long as you use the generic coffin offered,you have to pay if you want extras. My granddaughters funeral didn't cost anything, I just had to pay for opening & closing of the ground and the headstone. My local funeral home did a very good job with my granddaughter! Can't imagine what these families are goin through,so sad!

@Glossgirlssubliminals Жыл бұрын

Sorry about your granddaughter :( this story is so gross and mostly sad! It’s chilling how when those guys were checking out the building there was just babys corpses above…

@angelawesson9978 Жыл бұрын

We paid $1,000 for are grandson who passed at 17 days I’ve never heard of anyone getting a free funeral for babies.. Oklahoma

@shanwren2663 2 жыл бұрын

This must be one of the most upsetting story's I've ever heard in years, and the poor lady that doesn't know where her sister's remains are, you could feel her pain, as for finding the 11 baby's remains I have tears in my eyes typing this, just sad, I can't understand what the families are going through, I really hope the old owner spends time in prison but even that seems to good for him, just a load of sadness xx 😢😢

@Jim19822 Жыл бұрын

The families never bothered to witness the burial of there kids they dumped them at the funeral home and never thought to follow up . All the parents fault I would have given them the bodies back after refusal to pay

@terrijennette5436 Жыл бұрын

I’m confused, how can these people not know that they’re babies weren’t buried??

@toombs6287 Жыл бұрын

Right

@daphys_computershow2054 Жыл бұрын

They lied, they lied abt burying a 60 year old woman, they lied abt burying those children

@mortyjansen399 Жыл бұрын

If they dont have an open casket then that would be pretty easy.

@diaizquierdo67 Жыл бұрын

I think autopsies need to be done on those babies. And, they need to make sure they can track down the parents.

@lynndavist Жыл бұрын

I want to know

@riotxart4558 Жыл бұрын

There is a hand around the corner when she is going down the stairs at 7:01. It disappears very quickly. Maybe part of the crew....maybe something creepy!?

@debrabensinger1331 2 жыл бұрын

My mom passed away a few years ago and what I seen haunted me for years. Her arms were bruised really bad. She had bruising around her neck like somebody choked her. My mom passed away in a nursing home the first nurse checked her said that she could hear a a fantt pulse a second nurse came in and said no. Then she was removed and taken to the funeral home. For years I thought what if there was a Saint Paul's and she came to and they choked her. In a funeral home when they are caring for our loved ones they should care for them as if it was their loved one that they were preparing. I could not imagine what these families are going through that still had loved ones in the building and the bodies were found.

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

You're saying she may have been purposely choked?

@starrysparkles404 Жыл бұрын

I'm just so sorry. This is horrific. I'm so sorry you and her had to go through this. 😞💛

@lauriegermain5041 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that the new owners are doing something positive with the building and property, Lord knows that Detroit does need a place where the youth can go to hang out and stay out of trouble and the gangs that plague that area.

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

We 100% agree with that Laurie!

@Phoenixhunter157 2 жыл бұрын

That building needs to be burnt to the ground and doused in holy water, prayers, and sage

@BeautiMegg 2 жыл бұрын

@@Phoenixhunter157 I kinda agree with you!!!!! Burn down…God bless the land.

@susannacychan Жыл бұрын

God Bless this new owner for his very positive outlook and kindness. The Lord can turn sorrow into blessings!

@carolwilder2289 Жыл бұрын

I would not want to participate in THAT community center! Lord knows there are unsettled souls there! How horrific! Jr is going to 🔥

@SilentNoMore64 Жыл бұрын

I couldn't watch the entire video. I just can't process any of this. My heart goes out to all of these families.

@dinerothegodess7839 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this I live in Detroit...horrible situations with these people & babies family's were devastated the community was at awe of what was happening inside this funeral home..East Detroit is just like the rest of the city...be careful where you go & whom you associate with on the street or professionally 💯

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

Why is Detroit such a lousy place to live?

@josiefiksman144 2 жыл бұрын

I like your style. Keeping it real. That isn’t easy and I do appreciate all the time and effort you put into your content. It’s a very dirty job. I’m fascinated being able to see everything from the safety and comfort of my home. Stay safe!

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback Josie! We drop a new video every single Sunday. This weekend we have a big one, a documentary about the tragic tornado that ripped through Mayfield Kentucky just a few months ago. Make sure to subscribe if you aren't already so you don't miss our newest videos!

@stormyr89 Жыл бұрын

Those poor families - Can't imagine leaving my loved ones behind, I would have fought to get my loved ones back.... 😢😔

@amandalee748 Жыл бұрын

Smh....my heart goes out to the poor baby souls. ❤

@BelindaTN 2 жыл бұрын

Between the excessive cost of funeral home services and stuff like this, we should consider going back to the old ways and letting family and friends take care of the body. Then you know from beginning to burial, exactly what happens. I even have suspicions of cremation. How do you know those ashes belong to your loved one? For all we know it could be a cremated dog or just wood ash from the fireplace or grill…..

@MissBebe64 2 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel, its very sad to see what can happen to our loved ones. Thank you for putting content like this. You do an awesome job with the backstories

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Elizabeth. We drop a new video every Sunday. Make sure to subscribe if you haven't yet.

@lorenakato6348 Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for the people that were abused by this sick and disturbed person. I'm so extremely sorry for the families of the people that were left here .the poor family members had differed from this crazy man that did this. He needs to be in prison for doing this and stay there for a long time. He needs to be treated the same way he treated the family members. He should have to spend the rest of His life in pain

@diane4549 Жыл бұрын

That poor woman, her distress over her sister, broke my heart! God bless her, I wanted to hug her so badly. Try my best to somehow help her. I hope she received some answers!

@kriscook2423 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if I want to know, but the toilets in that one room. Are they there to flush fluids/stuff down the drain? That's the only thing I could think they'd be used for. If they are, does it go in a private septic tank or a municipal sewer? I find the thought of it going into either very disgusting but the public sewer seems more gross. Someone with more knowledge please enlighten me. That set up is so weird with the bars and the multiple toilets in a row. This place is unbelievable.

@nancypetkovic6999 2 жыл бұрын

A true horror story...unbelievable. These poor people to witness this is so sad as losing their loved ones and then to see them in these conditions. They will never forget this😞

@fanaticat1 2 жыл бұрын

Although this was such a sad and disgraceful story, I think you did a wonderful job covering it!

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching our video!

@fanaticat1 2 жыл бұрын

@@abandonedcentral You’re very welcome!

@nolancoates4856 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting Mercy 💂‍♂️✅

@abandonedcentral Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@13trayg 2 жыл бұрын

Sad when you know a lot of your family had funerals here this hit my city hard

@sassyvtmom2009 2 жыл бұрын

As a mother of 2 stillborns I couldn't imagine! I know my 2 angels were buried side by side in family burial plot. And in my heart ❤️ know there in heaven

@starrysparkles404 Жыл бұрын

💛💛💛💛💛 Hugs to you.

@namechooseachannelnamethat8763 Жыл бұрын

Rip:(

@conniemckinney4414 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness this is so sad. This hurts my heart.

@Trevorjennings679 4 ай бұрын

Hello Connie, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@annettebischoff9715 2 жыл бұрын

Those poor families . How terrifying.

@princessmoski949 2 жыл бұрын

Brings me chills how people can be so cold. This is sick and sad😔

@shawnjackson6242 Жыл бұрын

That building is going to have be BLESSED

@lauriefolster6850 Жыл бұрын

RIp to all the family's that this happened to sending out some love 💕

@lindaclark1406 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable. Poor people. My heart goes out to all of them.

@bbernard1981 2 жыл бұрын

It's insane how top dollar furniture just gets left to rot and gets wasted in about abandoned properties, then to top it off corpses have mercy.

@starrysparkles404 Жыл бұрын

This is a nightmare. How the heck did they get away with this for so long??? Crazy. 😭😞

@maryannewebster4100 Жыл бұрын

Hi everyone its Maryanne here from the UK rest in peace to those 11 infants and two those adults may you all rest peacefully in heaven now that you've all gained your angel wings recipes for the in heaven in our lord's loving arms no one in the funeral directors can't harm you anymore you are all at peace now you're all safe with God my thoughts and prayers are with all the families god bless all of you😥😢👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣💖💖💖💖💗💗💗💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜📿📿📿🍼🍼🍼🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧮🧮🧮🧮🧮🎈🎈🎈🎈🎀🎀🎠🎠

@jenniferbarnwell6592 2 жыл бұрын

Poor babies may God be with y’all little angels I hope y’all get justice

@cierakitty 2 жыл бұрын

So so wrong on so many levels......my goodness how could those people still work there day after day knowing what was in the garage and above in the ceiling ? And they honestly thought no one would ever find out ? This is just sick !

@DZR161 Жыл бұрын

This is so sad for the families. I hope someone can help them get their children buried properly. Could you imagine hearing your dead child was rotting in an attic 🥺

@mandyfaye2911 Жыл бұрын

I mean my great grandparents remains were in the tri-state crematorium and when we found out about all of that it was soul crushing they never found my great grandmothers remains I feel so bad for these families.

@schnoodle3 2 жыл бұрын

How is this place not vandalized like everything else in the city

@godsfavor6939 2 жыл бұрын

Just HORRIFIC!!!!!! I can’t even imagine the shock and horror these notified families went through. Those poor little babies. Cantrell Funeral Home was a nightmare!!!! God rest all of those souls of those ones who were improperly embalmed or stored in unlawful places. I hope those responsible are in prison!

@cecilemorton8109 Жыл бұрын

This is so sickening! lord have mercy on there souls. 🙏🏾 for the families of the deceased, they didn’t/don’t deserve this😢😢😢

@madeleine4725 10 ай бұрын

So heartbreaking for the parents and families of the babies to learn, after the devastating lost of their child, that their bodies where treated so disrespectful. This is so incredible repulsive. My heart goes out to all the families.

@sabinezurrose9268 2 жыл бұрын

hey from Germany...it's terribly sad what happened there. It's a very nice big building and I hope the new owner can put the negative behind and gain confidence.

@lorraineclement7279 2 жыл бұрын

How absolutely horrible. I hope justice is served & the families get some kind of peace.

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

We agree! How can you be so sick in the head to do something like this?

@loriepostlewaite162 11 ай бұрын

Wow this is sick so disturbing g God bless these families and all these poor people and babies who got left behind ❤️🙏🏻 may they now RIP…so sad

@Trevorjennings679 4 ай бұрын

Hello Lorie, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@sandyjuntunen4088 Жыл бұрын

It's outrageous the authorities didn't close that place much earlier! Why aren't they inspecting the premises of every funeral home extensively in the country very regularly? No space should be unseen by inspectors ever.

@Trevorjennings679 4 ай бұрын

🎉😢 Hello Sandy, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@maritzaagosto1793 2 жыл бұрын

This the most TREACHEROUS story of the century . My condolences goes to the families .

@joesmith701 2 жыл бұрын

even with the shaky video the story's about it made it very interesting to watch and listen too.

@juliadaniels3871 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely shocking & unforgivable case 😢.

@bionicnichola9251 Жыл бұрын

Wow that's very disturbing. I couldn't bear to think how I'd feel if that had happened to my son that had passed. How it's been going on for that long is unbelievable, some people need to be made accountable.

@kevinbemis4321 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible! Nice work on the video.

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kevin!

@susanmiller4159 2 жыл бұрын

Great job putting together all of the backstory with your footage. I adds so much when that information is included. The funeral industry definately has had some pretty awful things happen. No excuse at all but I do think when you’ve seen hundreds of bodies perhaps they lose their humanity. Sad and horrifying to think about.

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Susan!

@Indepthparanormal 2 жыл бұрын

yes it's pretty crooked to take advantage of people in that situation

@zacharyking6322 Жыл бұрын

I actually been to that funeral home in the 90s for my grandma Mack Ave and st.Clair where I grew up

@barbarashapiro3776 Жыл бұрын

OMG!how horrible....the government should give free burial to these families who had loved ones there.

@Trevorjennings679 4 ай бұрын

Hello Barbara, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@mynamejeff2006 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to start the year 💀

@abandonedcentral 2 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks for watching Jeff!

@ChuckRHG 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I heard that your name is an island

@kimberlybates6261 2 жыл бұрын

My heart goes out to these families. Heart breaking.

@barbaraclepper8587 Жыл бұрын

So unforgivable and so extremely sad...

@Trevorjennings679 4 ай бұрын

Hello Barbara, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@vivh6254 Жыл бұрын

The individual that is narrating has a fantastic voice. Sad story.

@lacelegends9102 2 жыл бұрын

I generally wouldn't know how I'd feel if me and my husband were told that our baby had been found dumped in a loft and to be told 10 years later that actually your baby wasn't cremated. I think we would be more than devastated.

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

I would want to wreck the place.

@FransceneJK98 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t you expect to get the ashes though and attend the service?

@stephanieclark4416 2 жыл бұрын

I cant imagine the horror these families went through my brother lost his baby 2 weeks before she was due to be born and the funeral home said "she will be treated like she is our own daughter" they gave us a discount on her cremation and even made memorial cards for us for free 😔 and these poor babies were thrown up in the ceiling and left there like garbage 😭

@SamuelBlack84 2 жыл бұрын

They would think differently if it happened to their own children

@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын

The same thing happened to my mother. She didn't feel movement for a few days, and the doctor induced her. The funeral director advised Dad not to see the baby as she was decomposing.

@tracyruiz4539 Жыл бұрын

My brother's girlfriend at the time had just a week to go until their daughter was due to be born. The doctors should have induced labor because "M" had enough amniotic fluid for 3 women and she complained to her doctor. He told her that if she gets any more uncomfortable, then he'll induce labor. She ended up gushing water at home, my brother called 911 and she was given many tests and so on. Baby girl's placenta had torn away from the weight of all that fluid, causing her to drown. "M" told us she had felt her move on Friday, wasn't sure if she moved on Saturday & definitely didn't feel any movement on Sunday. We quickly made the trip there. It was heartbreaking, of course. The minister at the funeral, who was also my brother's friend, said that she was not born into sin, she was born into Heaven. (A beautiful sentiment.) As I was watching this video, I was thinking that could have happened to our baby. My heart goes out to the families of all the loved ones. I would be devastated as they are.