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.
FBI's rush to cremate the body is part of a larger pattern of destroying and suppressing evidence. They also destroyed evidence from the crime scene (remember the photo of the FBI using a power hose to destroy evidence within the first 24 hours?) And let's not foget the whitehouse cocaine which was destroyed, nor the second World Trade Center attack destruction of evidence.
Rep. Higgins Criticizes FBI Over Evidence Handling in Trump Assassination AttemptBy
Christina Davie on
August 17, 2024
Rep. Higgins criticized the premature cremation of the assailant's body and the quick release of the crime scene, actions he believes compromised a congressional investigation, as Breitbart reports.The incident that sparked this controversy occurred on July 13, when Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to αssαssιnαtҽ former President Trump, an attack after which the FBI's decision-making processes came under intense scrutiny.
FBI's Quick Actions in Wake of Assassination Attempt
By July 23, merely ten days after the attempt, the FBI had already released Crooks' body for cremation, unbeknownst to local law enforcement and the coroner. Higgins, attempting to inspect the body on Aug. 5, discovered it was cremated.
The lack of communication and transparency with local authorities raised eyebrows.
Neither the Butler County coroner, law enforcement, nor the sheriff were informed about the cremation until it was too late.Concerns Over Evidence Preservation
According to Higgins, the FBI not only released the body for cremation but also cleaned biological evidence from the crime scene within three days of the assassination attempt. This rapid cleanup and release were unexpected by first responders and lawmakers alike.
"The FBI cleaned up biological evidence from the crime scene, which is unheard of," Higgins stated, emphasizing the abnormality of the situation."Cops don’t do that, ever," he added, highlighting the deviation from standard law enforcement practices.
Impact on Congressional Investigation
These actions took place while Congress, anticipating the need for a thorough investigation, was already setting up its inquiry. House Speaker Mike Johnson had
announced the formation of an official investigative body on the very day the cremation occurred."It should be noted that the FBI was fully aware of the fact that Congress would be investigating J13," Higgins remarked, referring to the date of the assassination attempt.
"The FBI does not exist in a vacuum. They had to know that releasing the J13 crime scene would injure the immediate observations of any following investigation," he further explained.
Questions Over Autopsy and Coroner's Reports
Compounding the situation, the autopsy and coroner's reports have been delayed. As of Aug. 5, they were still a week late, adding to the uncertainty and suspicions regarding the handling of evidence.
Allegations of Obstruction by the FBI
"This action by the FBI can only be described by any reasonable man as an obstruction to any following investigative effort," Higgins concluded, clearly frustrated with how the events unfolded.
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