Empty military casket found

Houston Chronicle ^ | June 25, 2006, 8:18PM | Associated Press

[conservativewasp]

Where's there? I'm thinking it was shipped back from Central America/Mexico. Some paper work showing an active duty death from natural causes, being shipped to home town funeral parlor or some such thing. Dead cat gives a slight odor of death, maybe cause someone to not consider opening it. Just a thought, they'll do anything to get drugs in. $$$$$$

[Chickensoup]

It was opened. That is how they know it was empty.

[conservativewasp]

True, but the story indicates it was opened after being found out in the desert. My admittedly far-fetched speculation was to indicate that the smell might dissuade customs from opening it.

[TankerKC]

Metallic silver? Sounds like it may be a transfer case.

[Coop]

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