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If you’re wondering why all the places to legally dispose of a body need a death certificate, this article right here is why.
Also:
May I introduce you to Colorado?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/14/miles-harford-funeral-home-owner-pleads-guilty/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-funeral-home-owners-accused-storing-190-decaying-bodies-are-c-rcna148016
Colorado finally has laws and inspections, but those are still turning up issues like:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/us/colorado-funeral-home-decomposing-bodies
There are also issues with pet cemeteries as well:
https://www.9news.com/article/life/pets/colorado-pet-crematory-lawsuit/73-446c6b3a-100a-4807-bb22-e98cd289d814
https://www.kktv.com/2025/09/06/those-pets-are-their-lives-colorado-springs-veterinarian-former-crematory-owner-shed-light-owner-storage-unit-where-dead-pets-were-found/
Neither list is exhaustive.
Oh yeah I’ve read about some of this. Insane!
There were about 150 bodies in various states of decay. Some had been there for years.
The reason it was discovered since the smell of rotting flesh was drifting into a local neighbourhood
I'd be concerned about murder...