Sure. Why Not? Dig Him Up.

For some reason, Jay Richardson, son of J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, found it necessary to exhume his father’s body. Nearly 50 years after the Big Bopper was buried, he was removed from his grave to see if he had a gunshot wound. There have been rumors a gun might have been fired on board the plane that also carried Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, and that the Big Bopper might have survived the crash and died trying to get help.

But in all reality, who the hell cares?

He died, right? Do you care if it was a gunshot wound or a plane crash or a gunshot wound AND a plane crash? I don’t—it was 50 fuckin’ years ago! Let it go, brother.

There are also rumors that this is a just a ploy to “get to know his father better”, since his mother was pregnant with him when his father died and the two never got to know each other intimately.

Richardson watched with bated breath as Dr. Bill Bass, a well-known forensic anthropologist, opened the coffin on Tuesday and observed his examination. "I was hoping to put the rumors to rest," he said, "Dad still amazes me 48 years after his death, that he was in remarkable shape." What?!?!

"There was no indication of foul play," Bass said in a telephone interview from Beaumont. "There are fractures from head to toe. Massive fractures. ... (He) died immediately. He didn't crawl away. He didn't walk away from the plane."

Richardson said he was pleased with the findings because it proved the investigators "knew what they were talking about 48 years ago."

Seriously, who the fuck does this guy think he is?

Maybe now that the rumors are “put to rest”, the same can be said for The Big Bopper….