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James Brown's Daughter Claims His Body Has Been Stolen

9:47 a.m. · March 12, 2010 · by Nick Neyland

James Brown passed away in 2006, but he’s causing plenty of trouble from beyond the grave. Perhaps it’s unsurprising that the self-styled Godfather of Soul is enduring a problematic afterlife, but this story is unusual even in the annals of music history—according to his daughter, LaRhonda Pettit, his body has allegedly been stolen.

Brown was put in a crypt on Christmas Day in 2006, but his daughter Deanna has apparently been keeping hold of the body in her house (yes, really) while a mausoleum was being prepared. Pettit wants to do a full autopsy to discover how Brown died, but she is claiming that the body has gone missing.

"My daddy's body has disappeared. I have no clue where it was taken, but I need to know where," she said. "I'm convinced his death was suspicious and I want the people responsible brought to justice. The only way to do that is to exhume his body and have an autopsy.” One thing’s for sure—Brown’s body must certainly be “funky” by now.

[via NME]