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hlthe2b

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3. My uncle died after a short trip in Mexico. Given what I went through to repatriate the body...

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 07:37 PM

May 2013

it does not surprise me at all that the body was embalmed without gaining permission. The country is overwhelmingly Catholic and embalming is very much the norm. As to his being there by invitation, I don't know the details, but rather doubt it was a high level "official" type of scenario that might suggest something amiss?

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Something stinks to high heaven about Malcolm X grandsons death [View all] bigdarryl May 2013 OP

maybe Niceguy1 May 2013 #1

Thanks for post...I do believe something is sinister with his murder HipChick May 2013 #2

My uncle died after a short trip in Mexico. Given what I went through to repatriate the body... hlthe2b May 2013 #3

Why wouldn't he be embalmed if it is the norm in that country? He was murdered in a bar, and absent msanthrope May 2013 #4