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Embalmer cut off dead man’s penis after learning he was a registered sex offender, officials say
www.azfamily.com ^ | March 11, 2025 | Emily Van de Riet

Posted on 03/12/2025 6:00:06 AM PDT by Red Badger

A licensed embalmer from Texas is facing charges after officials say she cut off a dead man’s penis in February with a scalpel after finding out he was a registered sex offender.

According to Constable Alan Rosen of Harris County, 34-year-old Amber Laudermilk is charged with felony abuse of a corpse for the incident at Memorial Mortuary and Crematory.

Officials say Laudermilk cut off the genitals of Charles Roy Rodriguez, 58, who was a registered sex offender.

A report from KPRC said Laudermilk allegedly then stuffed the man’s penis in his mouth before his cremation.

According to witnesses, Laudermilk did it after learning Rodriguez was a registered sex offender.

A charging document also states Laudermilk was in the presence of an embalming student at the time.

KPRC reports that Laudermilk allegedly told the trainee, “You didn’t see anything.”

Rodriguez died of natural causes at a Houston hospital in January. Officials said he was charged with sexual assault in 2001.

Laudermilk is no longer employed. She is charged with felony abuse of a corpse.

State officials are seeking to suspend or revoke her license.

“This case is about two troubled people: the victim who was a registered sex offender and the defendant, who is accused of viciously attacking his dead body,” Constable Alan Rosen said in a statement. “No matter what one thinks of his life, the law requires that he be treated with dignity in death.”

Rosen went on to say that he hopes Laudermilk gets “the help she needs.”

“I don’t know the suspect’s past, but we have the utmost empathy for anyone who has been the victim of a sexual assault or is the family or friend of someone who has been the victim of a sexual assault,” Rosen said. “The facts clearly indicate she was angry, and I hope after this is resolved in the courts, she gets the help she needs.”


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To: Red Badger
Laudermilk is no longer employed. She is charged with felony abuse of a corpse.

As she should be. Very not-thrilled with the man's crimes, but corpses should not be desecrated.

21 posted on 03/12/2025 6:29:02 AM PDT by Lazamataz (I'm so on fire that I feel the need to stop, drop, and roll!)
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To: jerod

I’ve never quite understood that.

Was Cromwell a good guy or a bad guy?...................


22 posted on 03/12/2025 6:30:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Might be a good trade-in for a shorty.


23 posted on 03/12/2025 6:41:30 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Red Badger

Good or bad, there are times in history when guys like Cromwell seem necessary. For example, I’m pretty sure giving Cromwell charge of California for 5 years would work a great improvement.


24 posted on 03/12/2025 6:46:13 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: PGalt

That was my first thought.😄


25 posted on 03/12/2025 6:59:20 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal! )
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To: Red Badger

Not sure why she is in trouble.


26 posted on 03/12/2025 7:01:04 AM PDT by MAGA2017
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To: dfwgator

I knew that phrase jogged a memory…..

https://youtu.be/NQBPgJQhQHc


27 posted on 03/12/2025 7:01:58 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal! )
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To: Red Badger

Dang!


28 posted on 03/12/2025 7:09:48 AM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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To: Qwapisking

All right now,, Q. Don’t get personal. (Sadly, in my case, the wallet would turn into a ... well ... a bigger wallet — but no complaints here!) Cheers!


29 posted on 03/12/2025 7:15:35 AM PDT by glennaro (2025: The year of America's rebirth as a Great (and Free) Republic)
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To: Red Badger

Supposedly, your mortician is the last man to let you down.


30 posted on 03/12/2025 7:22:54 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Red Badger
Why was the embalmer involved?................

To perform post-mortem surgery.

31 posted on 03/12/2025 7:24:36 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Red Badger

If she had been granted a jury trial and I was on the jury , I would have voted to acquit!


32 posted on 03/12/2025 7:26:52 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (A horrible historic indictment: Biden Democrats plunging the world into war to hide their crimes!)
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To: GingisK

very true. uncle was a mortician when I was growing up. he told me that there were times just before the embalming process that a body would suddenly sit bolt-upright and he’d have to lay it back down. always made me wonder if a dead person knows they are dead.


33 posted on 03/12/2025 7:30:11 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("The left will rue the day they cheated Trump out of the 2020 election forever" L.Star )
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To: Red Badger

I had a guy that worked me, but he had a part time job at a local mortuary. He said when they roll the fatties in the oven, you can hear the lard sizzle and pop.


34 posted on 03/12/2025 7:31:01 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Lazamataz

Nothing sacred about a corpse, but the real problem is that this sort of behavior isn’t going to get any better.

Slippery slope and all that.


35 posted on 03/12/2025 7:52:50 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: Red Badger

“Texas’ online sex offender registry shows that Rodriguez was convicted of sexually assaulting a 31-year-old woman more than a decade ago.”


36 posted on 03/12/2025 8:10:07 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Qwapisking

From what I have read that the movement in a dead body is a form of rigor mortis. Can start 12 hours after death and last for 12- 24 hours longer. The longevity of the effect can vary based on other factors.


37 posted on 03/12/2025 8:14:28 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
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To: Red Badger



38 posted on 03/12/2025 8:27:08 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Red Badger
This is Amber. She looks like somebody who would do something like that.

I worked in Funeral Service for three years, and such a thought would never have occurred to me. Of course, that was at a time when there were very few females in the business.

39 posted on 03/12/2025 9:06:45 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: real saxophonist

I can sympathize with her reasoning, but the law is the law.................maybe a small fine and a few months probation.................


40 posted on 03/12/2025 9:10:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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