Tall Man in S.C. Was Cut Short to Fit in Casket
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › April 05, 2009
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ALLENDALE, S.C. -- James Hines was a giant -- a 6-foot-7, 300- pound preacher and funk musician so big that after he died in 2004, a macabre rumor began circulating in this small town that the undertaker had to cut off his legs to fit him in the coffin.
This week, after years of whispers, Hines' body was exhumed, and the gruesome story appeared to be all too true.See the full content of this document
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Tall Man in S.C. Was Cut Short to Fit in Casket
The coroner's office said only that it had found "undesirable evidence," and a criminal investigation has been opened. But Hines' widow said investigators told her that his legs had been cut off bet...
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