Maryland family orders prop casket for Halloween party, finds dead woman’s belongings, including her ashes

The Wozniak family of Baltimore, Maryland recently purchased what they believed to be a prop casket from Facebook Marketplace for a Halloween party. Once the casket arrived, the family found a dead woman’s belongings, including what they believe to be her ashes. They shared their experience on the video sharing platform, Tik Tok.

The items inside the casket include a photograph, death certificate, and hospital bracelet worn by Edith Crews, a 74-year-old pastor who died earlier this year of COVID-19. Sabrina Jones, Crews’s granddaughter, was alerted to this discovery through Tik Tok and her family was able to retrieve the belongings. The Crews family had previously rented a casket through Freeman Funeral Services, where Edith was later cremated.

For more information see Bradford Betz “Maryland family orders prop casket for Halloween party, finds dead woman’s belongings, including her ashes,” Fox News, October 31, 2022.