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Jun 23, 2008 11:23 am US/Eastern
Man Accused Of Hiding Body In Freezer In Court
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The body of Bobbie Royer, 90, was found in a freezer inside her Cranberry Township home in August 2006
CBS
A Butler County man who's accused of keeping his mother's corpse in a freezer so he could collect her Social Security and pension checks is in court facing a hearing on firearms violations.
Police say Phillip Royer, Jr. of Cranberry hid the body of his 90-year-old mother inside the home that they shared on Vandivort Drive in August 2006.
Bobbie Royer died of natural causes; but her son reportedly told police he put her body in a freezer so he could collect her retirement money.
In a separate case, Cranberry Township police charged Royer with possessing a handgun without a license in September 2006.
Once court proceedings on the firearms violations against Royer wrap up, a new jury will be seated to hear testimony in the abuse of a corpse case.
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