DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Court of Appeals has ordered the siblings of a man who died more than a year ago to exhume his body so his head can be cut off and cryogenically frozen.
The court sided with Alcor Life Extension Foundation, which sought to dig up the remains of 81-year-old Orville Richardson.
The man had signed a contract with Alcor to have his head placed in cryonic suspension. When he died in February 2009, his brother and sister buried him.
Alcor sued to exhume Richardson's body but a district court judge ruled against it. The company appealed, and the appeals court said Alcor was entitled to the remains.
Richardson's sister, Darlene Broeker, declined to comment. Attorneys in the case did not immediately return telephone messages Friday.
http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/world/article/526724--us-court-orders-man-s-siblings-to-exhume-his-body-so-head-can-be-cut-off-and-frozen
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