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:
I'd be concerned about murder...
May I introduce you to Colorado?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/14/miles-harford-funeral-home-owner-pleads-guilty/
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:
Neither list is exhaustive.
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
Oh yeah I’ve read about some of this. Insane!
Yep, she dead
I'm glad there's a general agreement not to cremate without a death certificate.
Hey, let’s not infringe on someone’s personal freedoms!
Thai woman wakes up in coffin shortly before cremation
They decided to cremate her anyway?!?!
/s
So this guy just had a coffin lying around and decided on his own authority it was time to go donate his sister's organs?
Basically, yeah.
I imagine the sister is a bit thoughtful right now.
record scratch
“So you’re probably wondering how it came to this. Let’s go back two years to a time when…”
I mean that's the second best time to do it.
Might also be the second best thing to do at that point.
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