Alabama Prisoners' Families Allege Missing Organs in Lawsuit

Families of two deceased Alabama inmates have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that their loved ones' bodies were returned with missing hearts or other organs. The family of Brandon Clay Dotson, who died in November, discovered his heart was missing during a second autopsy, while the daughter of another deceased inmate, Charles Edward Singleton, stated that her father's body was missing all internal organs when returned in 2021. The lawsuit accuses the Alabama Department of Corrections of mishandling the bodies and violating human dignity, with suspicions that the organs may have been retained for research purposes.