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A new report from Chicago Sun-Times claims Cissy Houston was so outraged by the National Enquirer’s front-page casket photo of daughter Whitney Houston, she’s seeking an in-depth investigation to find out who snapped the picture.

“Cissy really wants to get to the bottom of this,” said a key family source.

The story, which is unconfirmed, says a source claims Cissy has requested for all those who attended the private viewing on Friday night before Houston’s funeral to take a lie detector test. This request includes the staff of the Whigham Funeral Home.

However, the owners of Whigham Funeral Home vehemently deny taking and/or selling the photo.

“I’m going to answer you as the publicist told me to answer you: We have no comment. But it was not the funeral home,” Carolyn Whigham told the Los Angeles Times. “Whitney was a personal friend to me and my family. We would not do that.”

It is believed that Whitney’s last image sold for over $100,000 dollars.

On Wednesday, the National Enquirer published the infamous photo of Whitney Houston lying in her open casket under the headline “Whitney: The Last Photo!” The cover photo shows a deceased Houston wearing what the tabloid claims was her favorite purple dress and $500,000 worth of jewelry.

However BMS has learned that those items were only for the private viewing for family and close friends. Sources says the expensive jewelry was removed from the casket before the superstar was buried.

Although the photo has not yet been verified, the Whitney Houston open casket photo has sparked outrage not only from fans, but also in the media.