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\nThe southern Indiana man who authorities said had 31 decomposing bodies inside his funeral home plead guilty to dozens of charges of felony theft.<\/p>\n
\nThe southern Indiana man who authorities said had 31 decomposing bodies inside his funeral home plead guilty to dozens of charges of felony theft.<\/p>\n
Randy Lankford appeared in his orange prison attire prepared to take a plea deal for the third time. This time, it happened.<\/p>\n
Lankford agreed to plead guilty to roughly 40 charges of felony theft and services not rendered in exchange for a 12-year sentence.<\/p>\n
At least four of those years will have to be executed, meaning the time is served either in prison or under house arrest. In this case, Lankford will be under house arrest.<\/p>\n
After those four years, he will be eligible for probation, where he would serve out the remaining eight years.<\/p>\n
Along with the 31 decomposing bodies, cremated remains of at least 16 other people were found inside Lankford Funeral Home in July of 2022.<\/p>\n
Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said this case could have taken a long time if they didn\u2019t reach a deal.<\/p>\n
Mull said there is a backlog of cases because of the COVID pandemic still, and it could have been years until this case saw trial.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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