A North Austin mortuary employee is facing felony charges after allegedly experimenting on corpses and fraudulently obtaining death certificates.

Adeline Ngan-Binh Bui, 50, was charged with one count of state-jail felony abuse of a corpse and five counts of second-degree felony tampering with governmental records with intent to defraud or harm.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 7 these incidents go back to at least August 2022.

Buie allegedly communicated with a former employee regarding a fraudulent certificate in December 2023 in which she included screenshots.

Bui allegedly wrote “let’s us[e] this update to monitor our experiment,” followed by photos of what police say were severed and detached arms in various stages of decomposition. 

TSFC investigators communicated with APD saying that Bui “then allowed the severed body parts to be placed in the crematory retort, where the body parts, in their dissected and disturbed state, would be cremated,” according to paperwork.

The Austin Police Department received eight death certificates that were allegedly signed by the former embalmer via an electronic signature, says court paperwork. (Austin Police Department)

“Our criminal justice system is based on the presumption of innocence and a careful, critical evaluation of the evidence, facts, and their sources,” Bui’s legal team said in a statement to FOX 7. “This case involves complexities that are not immediately apparent and should not be sensationalized. Our legal team remains fully committed to defending and advocating for our client, Adeline Bui, with the expectation of fairness and due process.”

Capital Mortuary Services is now closed.