The family of 50-year-old Sharolyn Jackson was overjoyed to learn that,
13 days after they held a funeral and burial, Jackson is, in fact,
alive. The services were held on August 3rd after the Philadelphia
Medical Examiner had signed a death certificate for Jackson and a body,
thought to be hers, was laid to rest.
Then, last Friday, Jackson showed up at a Mental Health Facility. Her
family was elated, but an investigation has now been opened to determine
who is buried in the grave thought to be hers. So far, city officials
say they know the body is that of an unidentified woman who was found
dead from natural causes on July 20th on a West Philadelphia street, her
body taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
When a social worker who knows Jackson - and her son - both identified
pictures of the dead woman as Ms. Jackson, the Medical Examiner’s Office
signed a death certificate, allowing an undertaker to remove her body
for funeral services and burial. A representative of the Philadelphia
Health Department says all proper procedures were followed by workers
and, with two people, including a family member, identifying her, it was
following protocol to release the body.
The representative now says city officials are expected to seek an order
to exhume the unknown body so steps can be taken to identify her.
Jackson’s family say that while they are very happy to know their loved
one is alive,
they feel great sorrow for the family of whoever is buried at the grave-site.
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