Mother & Son Arrested After Cashing Dead Grandma's Social Security Checks

(Corning, CA) -- A mother and son in Corning, California, have been arrested on suspicion of cashing the Social Security checks of the woman's mother after they allegedly cremated her in a makeshift backyard barbecue.
Fifty-year-old Kathleen Allmond and 30-year-old Tony Ray were booked on suspicion of embezzlement, elder abuse and conspiracy.
Officials say 84-year-old Ramona Allmond apparently died in December, and her body was burned in a concrete culvert where the family had cooked its Thanksgiving turkey.
Kathleen Allmond told investigators she made a necklace with a portion of her mother's skull and posted a picture of herself wearing the necklace on her MySpace page.
Apparent human bones and dental remains were recovered from the barbecue.
Deputies were alerted to the case after a relative called and said he hadn't heard from his mother since December.
Kathleen Allmond and her son lived with the victim, Ramona Allmond, who owned the home.

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