GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - A dead baby under the age of 3 was found inside a hearse August 9 at the West Gadsden Funeral Home.
Gadsden Police officers say they are investigating this as a homicide. The baby was not in a casket. Authorities confirm the baby was a girl.
The funeral home owner says employees were returning from a separate call when someone thought they saw a doll in the hearse, but when they opened the door they realized it was a human baby.
The coroner and Gadsden Police are on the scene.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.