Trio accused of taking dead man to bank indicted: I-TEAM

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WJW) — The Fox 8 I-TEAM has learned that an Ashtabula grand jury has indicted three people accused of taking part in a bizarre scheme to drive a deceased elderly man to a bank to withdraw money, before dropping him off at the hospital.

Loreen Feralo and Karen Casbohm both were indicted Thursday on charges of gross abuse of a corpse and theft of a person in a protected class.

They’re scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Thursday.

Justin Kelly has been indicted on a charge of gross of abuse of a corpse for helping the two place the body of 80-year-old Douglas Layman in a car, so the two women could drive him to the bank and withdraw money from his account, according to officials.

A date for Kelly’s arraignment has not yet been set.

Feralo and Casbohm remain in the Ashtabula County Jail. Kelly posted bond last month.

The women told police that after they went to the bank they dropped Layman’s body off at the hospital.

The Fox 8 I-Team obtained jail calls Casbohm made to a relative seeking bond money. During the recorded conversations, Casbohm admits they took Layman to the bank after he died and also admits calling for help to move his body.

“Because he died coming out of the house, Loree could not carry the body so I got her ex to put his body in the car,” Casbohm said.

When asked why she didn’t call police, she said she “figured I would go to the bank and then go to the hospital and drop him off.”

Police said the two propped up Layman’s body in the vehicle so he was visible to the teller when they went through the bank drive thru.

On the recording line, the relative asks how much money was taken out and Casbohm responded “900.”

The I-TEAM’s previous coverage of this story can be seend by click here .

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