The bodies of a newborn and another 'mummified ' stillborn have been discovered hidden in a box in the ceiling of an Indiana funeral home . The gruesome discovery was made at Smith , Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home , in Gary , on Wednesday . It is thought babies had been stashed in the ceiling of the home 's morgue for years - although it is unclear why , and police say foul play is not suspected . Gruesome : Police removed the bodies of two babies from this funeral home in Indiana on Wednesday . The stillborn may have been concealed for almost two decades , as papers found with it suggest it was born in March 1996 , according to the Chicago Tribune . The identity of a woman is also said to have been revealed in the papers . The other baby - a boy , according to Eyewitness News - is thought to have been born in March 2012 , according to a hospital bracelet it was wearing . It may have died when it was a few months old . Police have emphasized they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding how the babies came to be hidden above the ceiling tiles . But a spokeswoman for Concord Family Services , which has owned Smith and Bizzell since 2005 , denied they had been hidden in the ceiling . She told the Tribune the babies were stored 'in the morgue ' , and the home had simply been trying to ensure they had a proper final resting place . The spokeswoman went on to tell Eyewitness News that both babies - which she described as 'unclaimed fetuses ' - had been at the home since before Concord Family Services purchased the business . According to its website , Smith , Bizzell & Warner has been 'serving the community ' for more than 90 years , and boasts it is the only funeral home in Gary which is a member of the Order of the Golden Rule ' . 'Membership of the `` Order of the Golden Rule '' simply put , says you are the `` best of the best '' in funeral service , ' the website explains .
Police removed bodies from funeral home in Gary , Indiana , on March 1996 . Apparently kept in a box above the ceiling tiles of the home 's morgue . 'Mummified ' baby is thought to have been stillborn in Wednesday . Second baby is a boy who appears to have been born in March 2012 . Initial investigations into the babies suggests no foul play involved .