{"id":215932,"date":"2026-08-07T17:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=215932"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:30:27","slug":"horror-in-chicago-more-than-50-decomposing-bodies-found-police-launch-identification-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-chicago-more-than-50-decomposing-bodies-found-police-launch-identification-process\/","title":{"rendered":"HORROR IN CHICAGO: More than 50 decomposing bodies found, police launch identification process!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An investigation is underway after <strong>dozens of bodies in advanced stages of decomposition<\/strong> were discovered Thursday at a funeral home on Chicago&#8217;s Southeast Side, according to multiple law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources said the decomposing bodies were found inside storage closets and an attached garage at <strong>South Chicago Chapel<\/strong>, located in the 2900 block of East 95th Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One man, who said he was visiting family in the neighborhood, said he had noticed a foul odor in the area before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every time I drive through here, I smell a terrible odor in the air, and I kept wondering where it was coming from. I always thought it might be the sewer,&#8221; Frank Dauer said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 57 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home.<br><br>Authorities recovered the remains Thursday at South Chicago Chapel on the Southeast Side.<br><br>The bodies were stored in the basement, closets, and an attached garage, unrefrigerated, with rodents and maggots\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9yObMYhUef\">pic.twitter.com\/9yObMYhUef<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/2085567148919799879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office (MEO)<\/strong> later announced that Chicago and state officials had notified the agency about bodies that had been improperly stored at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators and forensic pathologists from the MEO responded to the funeral home and found <strong>more than 50 bodies in various stages of decomposition<\/strong>, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MEO stated that its staff is currently assessing the condition of the remains and searching for identification documents, as well as death certificates, a process officials say could take several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency added that it will work with the appropriate authorities to identify the bodies as quickly as possible and notify their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/from-ammunition-to-drones-how-serbia-became-one-of-israels-most-important-partners-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FROM AMMUNITION TO DRONES: How Serbia became one of Israel\u2019s most important partners in Europe!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/famous-croatian-actor-involved-in-scandal-serbian-minister-transferred-part-of-company-in-croatia-to-goran-bogdan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FAMOUS CROATIAN ACTOR INVOLVED IN SCANDAL: Serbian minister transferred part of company in Croatia to Goran Bogdan!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/terrible-tragedy-in-croatia-father-and-two-children-found-dead-in-a-burned-house-family-crime-suspected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN CROATIA: Father and two children found dead in a burned house, family crime suspected!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-tanker-destroyed-in-ukraine-it-was-hit-by-a-russian-drone-and-now-the-owner-revealed-how-it-got-to-the-battlefield-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SERBIAN TANKER DESTROYED IN UKRAINE: It was hit by a Russian drone, and now the owner revealed how it got to the battlefield! 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