Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Funeral Home Gives Brain Instead of Clothes
A funeral home in California made a big mistake.
They gave a bag with a dead man's brain to his father instead of his clothes.
The father didn't know what it was at first.
The funeral home also left the brain outside for over two months.
The family is very upset and has sued the funeral home.
They wanted to give their son a proper goodbye, but the funeral home didn't do what they were supposed to do.
The family's lawyer says the funeral home tried to hide their mistake.
A California funeral home gave a deceased man's brain to his father instead of his clothes.
The father initially thought the bag contained his son's clothes and washed it, only to discover the brain.
The funeral home left the brain in a box in the courtyard for over two months before an employee noticed the smell.
The family has filed a lawsuit against the funeral home for mishandling human remains and failing to inform them properly.
The family had paid $10,000 for a full-service memorial package and wanted their son to be buried in nice clothes.
- Who
- Alexander Pinon and his father
- What
- Funeral home gave the brain of a deceased man to his father instead of his clothes
- When
- Incident occurred after May 19, 2023
- Where
- San Jose, California
- Why
- Funeral home mishandled human remains and failed to properly inform the family
- Victim
- Alexander Pinon, 27
- Date of Death
- May 19, 2023
- Funeral Home
- Lima Family Erickson Memorial Chapel, San Jose
- Package Cost
- $10,000
- Duration of Mishandling
- Over 2 months