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Colorado Funeral Home Director Gets 40-Year Term in Corpse-Handling Scandal
crime19 days ago

Colorado Funeral Home Director Gets 40-Year Term in Corpse-Handling Scandal

The owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs was sentenced to 40 years in state prison for abuse of a corpse, money laundering, theft and forgery in a case tied to nearly 200 decomposing bodies stored improperly and the delivery of fake ashes; his wife pleaded guilty in federal/state cases and faces decades. The 40-year sentence runs concurrently with his existing 20-year federal term as families described lasting trauma, while authorities noted hazardous conditions at the site during cleanup and the rise of green-burial practices in Colorado.

Woman Mistakenly Declared Dead Dies Hours After Found Alive at Funeral Home
news1 year ago

Woman Mistakenly Declared Dead Dies Hours After Found Alive at Funeral Home

A 74-year-old hospice patient in Nebraska was declared dead by her nursing home but was found breathing by funeral home workers two hours later. Despite being rushed to a hospital, she died later that afternoon. The incident is under investigation, though no laws appear to have been broken. Similar cases have occurred in New York and Iowa recently.

Nebraska Woman Found Alive After Being Declared Dead at Funeral Home
news1 year ago

Nebraska Woman Found Alive After Being Declared Dead at Funeral Home

A 74-year-old woman in Nebraska, initially pronounced dead at a nursing home, was found alive at a funeral home when staff noticed she was still breathing and performed CPR. She was taken to a hospital, and police are investigating the incident but have found no evidence of criminal intent. The woman's current condition is unknown, and her family has been notified.