By Tim Binnall
A pair of Ohio women are in trouble with the law after they allegedly brought their dead friend's body to the bank in order to withdraw some of his money. The bizarre caper, which has been likened to the classic film Weekend at Bernie's, reportedly occurred last week in the city of Ashtabula when Karen Casbohm and Loreen Bea Feralo discovered that their roommate, Douglas Layman, had passed away. With the help of an unnamed individual, police say, the pair put the man's body "in the front seat of his car and then drove to the bank where they withdrew an undisclosed amount of money from his account."
Authorities explained that the scheme went unnoticed by the bank staff because the pair used the drive-through window and "Layman was placed in the vehicle in such a manner that he would be visible to bank staff in order to make the withdrawal." Casbohm and Feralo are said to have subsequently left the body at a nearby hospital "without providing any information about the man or themselves." Cops investigating the very strange case were eventually able to identify Lyman and, upon visiting his residence, met with the duo who had 'deposited' his remains earlier that day.
While speaking to police, the pair inexplicably told the cops about the visit to the bank earlier that day. Ashtabula Police Lieutenant Mike Palinkas told a local media outlet that withdrawal came about because "allegedly, they wanted to pay some bills but outside of that, there wasn’t a specific motivation provided." Regardless of the reasoning behind the bank visit, the macabre maneuver led to the pair being arrested for abuse of a corpse and the two women could face additional charges presumably related to the money taken from their dead friend's account.