Woman Seeks Return Of Sons' Ashes Missing After Burglary
THETFORD TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan woman says urns containing the ashes of her twin boys are missing following a burglary.
Angie Gooch told The Flint Journal that she arrived home from work March 20 to find a front window broken on her home in Genesee County's Thetford Township. She said the ashes of the boys were missing along with a laptop computer.
Gooch told the Journal that the twins died of a placental disorder six months into her pregnancy in 2007. One of the two boys lived for 24 hours after birth before dying, she said.
Police in Thetford Township, located north of Flint, are investigating the burglary. The urns were kept in boxes that might have appeared as if they contained jewelry.
"When they rifled through everything, they were kept in very pretty boxes and they probably thought they were jewels... They're not worth any money," she told the Journal.
Gooch says that she's hoping that the urns will be returned. She said the urns have little monetary value but having them has helped her cope.
"That's what helped me grieve," she said, "having them in the home."
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Thetford Township Police at 810-670-3400.
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