Two Ohio women positioned a deceased man in the passenger seat of his car this week and travelled to the bank, where they took money from his account, and then left his body at a hospital.
Karen Casbohm, 63, and Loreen Bea Feralo, 55, face charges for gross abuse of a corpse and theft, WYFF reported.
Ashtabula Police said they were were contacted by the Ashtabula County Medical Center after the women dropped off the body, but they left without identifying the man or themselves. Hours later, one of the women contacted the hospital, and the deceased man was identified as Douglas Layman, 80.
Lt. Mike Palinkas mentioned that one of the women was in a live-in relationship with Layman,
The women informed officers it was routine for them to visit the bank to withdraw money from his account, so when News 5 inquired Palinkas why the women went to the bank before leaving his deceased body at the hospital, Palinkas stated they didn’t receive a full explanation except for this:
“Allegedly, they wanted to pay some bills but outside of that, there wasn’t a specific motivation provided,” said Palinkas.
“Allegedly, one of the females was in a relationship with him for about 7 to 8 years and then moved in shortly after they entered into a relationship. The other female moved in a couple months ago and was just staying there,” said Palinkas.
The women discovered Layman deceased on Monday and contacted a friend to help them place him into his car and then drove to the bank. They informed police that they would regularly visit the bank to access money from Layman’s account and that the bank typically allowed them to do so as long as he was in the car.
Palinkas stated they didn’t completely explain why they visited the bank, withdrew “an undisclosed amount of money,” and then went to the hospital.
“Allegedly, they wanted to pay some bills but outside of that, there wasn’t a specific motivation provided,” he said.
Casbohm was arraigned this week and given a $5,000 bond. Feralo is scheduled for arraignment next week. Police said further charges are possible but that an autopsy to determine the cause of Layman’s death may take up to eight months.
[Featured image: Loreen Bea Feralo and Karen Casbohm/police handout]