Ted Williams' Corpse Allegedly Abused

(Scottsdale, Arizona) A book scheduled for release next week allegedly describes how workers at a cryonics facility, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, mutilated the frozen head of baseball legend Ted Williams.

Written by Larry Johnson, a former Alcor executive, "Frozen" details how technicians beheaded Ted Williams and batted his frozen head with a monkey wrench.

Johnson writes that holes were drilled in Williams' severed head for the insertion of microphones, then frozen in liquid nitrogen while Alcor employees recorded the sounds of Williams' brain cracking 16 times as temperatures dropped to -321 degrees Fahrenheit.

Johnson writes that the head was balanced on an empty can of Bumble Bee tuna to keep it from sticking to the bottom of its case.

Johnson describes watching as another Alcor employee removed Williams' head from the freezer with a stick, and tried to dislodge the tuna can by swinging at it with a monkey wrench.

The technician, no .406 hitter like the baseball legend, missed the can with several swings of the wrench and smacked Williams' head directly, spraying "tiny pieces of frozen head" around the room.

In its defense, Alcor issued a statement:

"Alcor denies allegations reported in the press that there was mistreatment or disrespectful treatment of the remains of Ted Williams at Alcor, and will be litigating this and any other false allegations to the maximum extent of the law."

Expect this story to get a lot of attention. Fans of baseball and its history revered Ted Williams and abuse of his corpse is unthinkable. I believe it's also a crime.

In summary, until more is known, it's he said, he said.

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