▁mal function ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁Madame ▁Martin ot ▁died ▁from ▁o var ian ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁her ▁wid ower , ▁a ▁doctor ▁who ▁once ▁taught ▁medicine ▁in ▁Paris , ▁preserved ▁her ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁cell ar ▁of ▁their ▁home , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁legal ▁battle ▁due ▁to ▁French ▁legal ▁restrictions ▁on ▁the ▁dispos al ▁of ▁corps es . ▁Dr . ▁Martin ot ▁also ▁spent ▁dec ades ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁death . ▁He ▁held ▁to ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁fro zen ▁and ▁preserved ▁eventually ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁life ▁by ▁ 2 0 5 0 ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁expanded ▁scientific ▁knowledge . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁ch ate au ▁near ▁Sa um ur ▁in ▁the ▁Lo ire ▁Valley ▁and ▁began ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁steel ▁free zer ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁ch ate au ' s ▁free zer ▁for ▁himself . ▁ ▁The ▁legal ▁battle ▁extended ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁Raymond ' s ▁cor pse ▁after ▁he ▁died ▁following ▁a ▁stroke ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁court ▁r uling ▁that ▁the ▁bodies ▁must ▁be ▁buried . ▁Their ▁bodies ▁were ▁cre m ated ▁by ▁their ▁son ▁Rem y ▁after ▁a ▁mal function ▁saw ▁their ▁body ▁temper atures ▁rise ▁to ▁- 2 0   ° C ▁from ▁- 6 5   ° C ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁several ▁days . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 th -