In July, a strange smell led to the discovery of 31 bodies and 17 cremated remains at the Lankford Funeral Home on Middle Road in Jeffersonville.
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New lawsuit filed against Jeffersonville funeral home where bodies, cremated remains were found
At least 20 families filed a civil lawsuit against the funeral home's director, Randy Lankford. The latest lawsuit was filed Monday in Jefferson Circuit Court by Ichiro Vance.
While Vance paid for Lankford's services, he still doesn't know where his mother's remains are. In the lawsuit, he calls the funeral home's actions "negligent" and "outrageous." He's asking a judge to make Lankford pay up for emotional distress and breaking a signed contract that stated the funeral home would properly prepare Chiba's body for burial or cremation.
No specific monetary amount is listed in the lawsuit.
Lankford is charged with six counts of theft related to the mishandling of remains and had his license to operate a funeral home
suspended in August. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said more charges are likely. Lankford is scheduled to go to trial in February.