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The body of Crooks was incinerated (evidence destroyed) 10 days after the incident and no one knows who signed off on that.

As I work for a funeral home, and we are frequently involved with coroners' cases, this made me curious enough to check news sources.  It appears that the "whistle blower" is Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA), a member of the bipartisan Congressional task force investigating the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Donald Trump.  He evidently was in Butler, Pennsylvania on August 5th and asked to examine the body of Thomas Crooks.  He was told that Mr. Crooks' remains had been released to the family on July 23rd (with his assertion that the Bulter County Coroner was unaware of this, though I could find collaboration by the coroner's office), and this "somehow" represented a "cover up" by the FBI.  From all the articles I read from different sources, I believe the Congressman is grandstanding.

• Unless Congressman Higgins has training and certification in forensic pathology, there is no reason at all for him to examine the body, and his "examination" wouldn't be worth anything because he wouldn't know what he's doing.
• Other than toxicology labs to indicate if Mr. Crook's was impaired by alcohol or drugs, or the presence of brain abnormalities that would affect his judgement and actions, no other examination of his body would have any purpose.
• Once the initial autopsy was completed by a qualified pathologist and blood and tissue samples taken for the lab, there would be no purpose to retain the body.  They should always be released to the family as quickly as possible.
• I could not find who had actual physical custody of the body or who released it.  Bodies don't "keep" long without being refrigerated or embalmed, especially in July.  The body would have been at a hospital (though only larger ones would have a cooler), a coroner's office (again, only in larger counties would a coroner have a cooler and autopsy facility), or a funeral home (most of which have a cooler, and where autopsies are frequently done outside of a major city with a medical examiner's office).  It should have been easy for a savvy reporter to track this down, nobody did.
• A savvy reporter could have used the Freedom of Information Act to get a copy of the death certificate, which should indicate who released the body and to whom, or at least provide pertinent information to find those things out.  An official death certificate is ABSOLUTELY required before a cremation can be performed.
• I can't speak about Pennsylvania law as I live in Washington, but here all funeral homes maintain detailed logs of when remains are received, when they are transferred, when they are embalmed, when they are buried, when they are cremated, and by whom.  I doubt Pennsylvania is less strict.

Based on my experience I have a very difficult time believing that the Congressman is doing anything other than "bowing smoke out his tailpipe", or that after the autopsy and toxicology there would be any need to deny a family custody of their son's body.

I like this from the Catholic Family News OP Article:

"Prophecy of the Shooting A video now going viral is “3 Prophets Explain 3 American Solar Eclipses.” It was posted four months ago. In that video, a man named Brandon Biggs described a vision that he said was given by God that there would be an assassination attempt on Trump’s life. Biggs, at the 11-minute mark of the video, shared, “I saw Trump rising up, and then I saw an attempt on his life. This bullet flew by his ear and it came so close to his head it busted his eardrum. He fell to his knees … He becomes really on fire for Jesus … I saw him winning the Presidency….”

A President Trump, now on fire for Jesus, and a 100% Pro-Life Catholic VP (who could conceivably govern from 2028-2036 if President Trump becomes President again). An ideal match to finish the work of ending Abortion, and undoubtedly imo Heaven's extraordinary and miraculous intervention (similar to how Our Lady of Fatima intervened to save Pope John Paul II's life on 13 May 1981, a Fatima feast day). Let's not forget President Trump's first-term legacy: He appointed 3 solid Pro-Life Christian Judges to the Supreme Court, including 2 Pro-Life Catholics, my personal favourite being Pro-Life Catholic Mother of 7, Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Together, they broke the back of Roe v Wade and gave Life a chance again. That is President Trump's Legacy, and we have every reason to believe and hope even better like, first, a 15 week ban, then a 6 week ban, and finally a complete ban on Abortion may be forthcoming in the next 12 ours. Let us ceaselessly pray, and let us be assured also that we must not fall into apathy, indifference and lethargy, but must do our part to help realize a Pro-Life, Post-Abortion Future. It will be a fitting present to Our Lady for the Triumph of Her Immaculate Heart.