Woman Uses Dead Boyfriend's Corpse to Withdraw Cash
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖Douglas Layman, 80, was declared dead on arrival at an Ashtabula ER after being dropped off by Karen Casbohm and Lorene Biaforello.
- ❖The women initially gave contradictory accounts of Douglas's death, claiming he died in the car after a bank visit.
- ❖Lorene eventually confessed that Douglas was likely dead before they took him to the bank.
- ❖Karen later admitted in a jail call that Douglas died before they went to the bank, confirming they used his corpse to withdraw $900.
- ❖Douglas was severely malnourished, had stage four cancer, and was isolated by Karen, who believed she would inherit his assets.
- ❖Karen and Lorene were sentenced to 17 and 15 months in prison, respectively, for gross abuse of a corpse and forgery.
Insights
1Suspicious Hospital Drop-off and Initial Deception
Karen Casbohm and Lorene Biaforello dropped off Douglas Layman's body at an emergency room without identifying him or themselves, immediately raising red flags for police. Their initial stories to officers were inconsistent and evasive, particularly regarding why they left the hospital and when Douglas actually died.
Police were notified by the local hospital about an unidentified man's body dropped off by two women who did not identify themselves (). Karen's story about returning to the hospital was contradictory (), and she avoided questions about the strangeness of leaving a loved one at the ER ().
2The Bank Withdrawal: A 'Weekend at Bernie's' Scenario
The core revelation was that Douglas Layman was already deceased when Karen and Lorene took him to the bank drive-thru. They propped his body in the car to facilitate a $900 cash withdrawal from his account, exploiting the bank's previous practice of allowing withdrawals without his verbal consent.
Lorene admitted Douglas was 'maybe almost' dead when he was put in the car (). A police officer summarized Lorene's account: 'He was dead when they loaded him in the car from the house. They took him to the bank… he had to be in the car to get money out of the bank' (). Karen later confessed in a jail call, 'He died before you went to the bank, dude.' And Karen says, 'I know.' ().
3Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Motive
Douglas Layman was elderly, infirm, and suffering from stage four cancer. Karen had isolated him from his family and medical care, and she and Lorene had been exploiting his finances for an extended period, believing Karen would inherit his property.
Douglas's body was 'extremely malnourished' (). Lorene stated Douglas had been 'sick in his bed for a year' and 'refused to go to the doctor' (). Douglas's stepson stated, 'They soaked him dry all the time' and that he had 'asked him multiple times if he wanted them out of his house' (). Karen believed she would inherit his house and car ().
Quotes
"You have a cell phone? I do. Why didn't you call 911?"
"He was dead. He was dead when they loaded him in the car from the house. They took him to the back door from the back door."
"The guy that was like stage four cancer? That was dead and they put in the car to go draw his money out of the bank and then dumped him off at the hospital. Not telling anybody. He was dead already?"
"He died before you went to the bank, dude. And Karen says, 'I know.'"
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