By Dennis Romero and Claudia Johnson —
NBC News
The decomposing bodies of 31 people, along with the ashes of 16 others, were discovered by officers inspecting a funeral home in Indiana, police announced Saturday.
The inspection of the Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center came as a result of a notice about the state of the business, said Maj. Isaac Parker of the Police Department in Jeffersonville, Indiana, a city near Louisville, Kentucky.
The bodies were in different stages of decomposition, according to the police, although they did not clarify if they suspect that there was any type of crime.
No arrests have been made.
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Jeffersonville police said the discovery is part of an ongoing investigation.
Funeral home owner Randy R. Lankford did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The find was made Friday by agents, and Lankford was made aware of the discovery, Parker said.
Police said the facility had been secured and no one answered the funeral home's phone Saturday night.
A recorded message directed callers to contact the Clark County coroner's office.
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The Clark County Coroner's Office is helping investigators identify the remains.
The Clark County Health Department is also involved in the case.
The Indiana State Police, the Clark County District Attorney's Office and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security have joined the investigation, according to Parker.
