As funeral approaches, newborn's body goes missing in Memphis

Coffin-casket tile
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The burial wasn't going to be much - just a poem, a prayer and a bundle of blue and white flowers resting atop the miniature casket, the blooms not much smaller than the infant inside. But 19-year-old Toni Stokes was adamant that her son Jual would get a proper burial, even if he died just a few hours after his premature birth in August.

On Sept. 4, the night before the service, Stokes called the funeral home expecting to go over a few last minute details but was instead told the funeral director needed to speak with her.

It was urgent, too urgent to discuss it anywhere but in person, she was told.

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