36-year-old Valerie Traglor-Ellis stole a van with a corpse from JPS Hospital, resulting in auto theft and abuse of a corpse charges.

36-year-old Valerie Traglor-Ellis was arrested for stealing a van containing a corpse from John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. The mortuary van owner had parked the van in the hospital's ambulance bay while he went inside. Traglor-Ellis allegedly took the van, which was found later with the body intact at the Fort Worth Zoo. She has been charged with auto theft and abuse of a corpse.