Didn't he die in the shoot out in the beginning? And the police should have removed the body. It made no sense the police would leave the body in the house. I'm surprised at Rob Zombie. Usually his movies are all well written and there are no loose ends or plot holes, but he missed the mark here
shareThat was Rufus not Tiny. Pay better attention.
From wiki
On May 18, 1978 (seven months after the "Halloween sacrifice" depicted in House of 1000 Corpses), Texas Sheriff John Quincey Wydell and a large posse of state troopers issue a search and destroy mission on the Firefly family, who are responsible for over 75 homicides and disappearances over the past several years. The family arm themselves and fire on the officers. Rufus is killed and Mother Firefly is taken into custody while Otis and Baby escape. They steal a car, kill the driver, and go to Kahiki Palms, a run-down motel.