The Indiana State Police has started an investigation into an allegation that 62-year-old Kevin Porter of Tipton failed to properly bury at least four bodies, within a reasonable time of death, as required by Indiana law.
Porter was the owner and funeral director of Porter Funeral Home.
Earlier this month, an inspection of the Porter Funeral home, by an examiner from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency Board, revealed that Porter allegedly had an expired funeral director’s license.
The inspection also revealed that 11 decedents had not been issued death certificates and four bodies were observed in a non-refrigerated area.
In Indiana, a funeral director is required to have a valid funeral directors license in order to apply for death certificates for the deceased.
The Tipton County Sheriff’s Office said Porter committed suicide, but not at the funeral home, according to Fox 59.
Detectives from the Indiana State Police served a Tipton Circuit Court search warrant, at the Porter Funeral Home, to observe for human remains. Officers found four bodies inside the business. The bodies were released to the Tipton County Coroner’s Office for proper disposition.
This is an ongoing investigation.
