Widow Who Wrote a Book on Grief Now Accused of Husband’s Murder
A Utah widow who published a children's book about grief a year after losing her husband might be writing her next volume from prison. Kouri Richins of Utah...
Laws & Regulations
Penrose, Colorado’s Return to Nature Body Count Rises to 189
The nightmare continues for authorities investigating the horrific October 6 discovery of decomposing bodies at a storage building owned by a Colorado green funeral home. Although initial reports...
115 Decomposing Bodies Discovered at “Green” Colorado FH Facility on October 6; Are Lax Laws to Blame?
Authorities investigating reports of a putrid smell emanating from a nondescript storage building in Penrose, Colorado on Friday, October 6 found 115 decomposing human bodies inside. Each had...
Florida Medical Examiner Sues Funeral Directors for Complaining About Her
District 1 Medical Examiner Dr. Deanna Oleske is bringing charges against area funeral directors who submitted formal criticism about her performance of her duties by sending letters to...
Funeral Executors: Your Biggest Questions, Answered
What’s the role of a “funeral executor?” More and more frequently, people are appointing “funeral executors” – sometimes also called “funeral agents” – in the role of seeing...
Embalming Fluid as a Controlled Substance: The Rakim Shackleford Act
House Bill 278 (Public) Filed Monday, March 6, 2023 AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION AND UNLAWFUL SALE OF EMBALMING FLUID AND TO MAKE OTHER...
Nevada Becomes Seventh State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
On May 30, Nevada governor Joe Lombardo quietly signed Assembly Bill 289 into law, making his state the latest to legalize disposition by natural organic reduction (NOR). Appropriately,...