2 teens dismembered 'friend,' set him on fire
Thursday, Oct. 8 2009 @ 8:00AM
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| James Howard Patton |
James Howard Patton, 39, may need another lesson about the birds and the bees. Obviously afflicted with serious sexual issues, the former employee of Earthman Funeral Home in Houston was arrested this past weekend after some very weird photos surfaced while Patton was being investigated for allegedly harassing an ex-girlfriend over the Internet.The police obtained a search warrant for his computers earlier this year, and purportedly found a little more than they were looking for, particularly with regard to his photos.
One of the sick images on Patton's computer depicted a man's penis touching the foot of a naked female corpse. Another showed a dead female lying spread-eagle. Based on the information that was released by the Houston Police Department, it was not clear whether the photos involved more than one incident or more than one corpse...
The digital photos, according to Lisa Marshall, spokesperson for Earthman's parent company, Service Corporation International, were taken in 2004, prior to Patton's employment at Earthman's.
"These are very disturbing allegations," Marshall said. "I hope people understand that this incident is unusual and is not indicative of what we're like as an industry."
An expert who examined the photos, 27 in all, concurred that they were taken in 2004.
"I can tell you that the defendant's male sexual organ was seen in various poses with those of dead bodies," said Donna Hawkins, a representative of the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
Patton's ex-girlfriend fingered Patton as the man seen in at least one of the photos, and investigators said they had found other photos of Patton wearing a suit similar to that seen in the photos.
According to court documents, Patton purportedly told police that he had also taken photos of himself and corpses in September 2008, while he was still employed at Earthman's, and admitted that he last abused a corpse "a year ago."
Patton has been charged with abuse of a corpse, a class A misdemeanor, and was released from jail after posting $1,500 bond. If convicted, he faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
See the original story from our sister site, Houston Press.
Looks like there may be a problem with prosecution's case from what I have heard
Posted 10/12/2009 at 01:13:02 PMTothe "Houston Funeral Director" or coward hiding behind this username, I appreciate the threatening emails. I have learned you are in the Tomball area and I have your ISP, so I will find you and take legal action. What a coward.
Posted 10/21/2009 at 11:36:28 PMApparently we have different definitions of coward. I'd say a coward is someone too scared to ask a live person out on a date, but would rather molest dead bodies, knowing that they are the only people who would not reject him !! IF your threats are suppose to scare me, then once again, you are failing !!
Posted 10/27/2009 at 04:41:14 PMAgain,sir Houston FD, you are a coward. I will go ahead and report your isp and see what we can do. Btw, your gf didn't reject me. Muuahh. Poor lonely idiot.
Posted 10/27/2009 at 06:00:35 PMThe IP Address where postings from "Houston Funeral Director 70.140.121.137 is registered to a subscriber address in Tomball.
cc: HPD and Houston FBI Field Office
Posted 10/27/2009 at 06:20:00 PMI heard that all the instructors at Commonwealth are gay, is that true? Sick!
Posted 10/27/2009 at 06:26:26 PMWell, SCI also has guys who have gotten DUI's and do not have a drivers license, employees who have failed drug tests and some who cross-dress after hours. A very respectful group, I would say.
Posted 10/27/2009 at 06:32:26 PMOh my! Read this!
http://www.bluebloggin.com/2009/04/06
Posted 10/27/2009 at 06:44:40 PM