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#funeral-home
fromNew York Post
3 days ago
NYC parents

NY funeral parlor of horrors named 'Camelot' stacked decaying bodies like cargo while ripping off grieving family members: AG

A New York funeral home operated illegally, mishandling bodies and overcharging families, leading to a criminal indictment against its owner.
fromGothamist
4 days ago
US news

Unlicensed NY funeral director kept decomposing bodies, prosecutors say

A Long Island man faces felony charges for operating an unlicensed funeral home with decomposing bodies and defrauding grieving families.
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
3 days ago

NY funeral parlor of horrors named 'Camelot' stacked decaying bodies like cargo while ripping off grieving family members: AG

A New York funeral home operated illegally, mishandling bodies and overcharging families, leading to a criminal indictment against its owner.
US news
fromGothamist
4 days ago

Unlicensed NY funeral director kept decomposing bodies, prosecutors say

A Long Island man faces felony charges for operating an unlicensed funeral home with decomposing bodies and defrauding grieving families.
History
fromMedievalists.net
4 days ago

Medieval "Giant" with Trepanned Skull Discovered in Mass Grave - Medievalists.net

A 9th-century mass grave in England reveals remains of young men, suggesting violent conflict during the Viking conquest of East Anglia.
#human-remains
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man

Human remains found in California in 2022 were identified as Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999.
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man

Human remains found in California in 2022 were identified as Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974

New DNA testing confirmed Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime in 1974, linking him to another unsolved murder.
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Human remains found on a Bay Area beach in 1999 and 2023 have been identified

Human remains found on Bay Area beaches in 1999 and 2023 have been identified as those of Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999. The remains were discovered by a family searching for sea shells in 2022, leading to an investigation that linked the remains to Kinney's family through DNA analysis.
California
SOMA, SF
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

8 Years on, SF Woman Convicted of the Grisly Murder and Dismemberment of Roommate Who Wouldn't Leave

Lisa Gonzales was convicted of murdering and dismembering her roommate Margaret Mamer in 2018.
DC food
fromTruthout
1 week ago

How Maryland's Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

Dr. David Fowler's controversial rulings on deaths in police custody have sparked significant media scrutiny and debate over his use of the excited delirium theory.
#brooklyn
New York City
fromGothamist
2 months ago

Woman's remains found in basement of Brooklyn NYCHA building, police say

A woman's remains were found in the basement of a Brooklyn public housing building; investigation is ongoing and the medical examiner will determine cause of death.
New York City
fromCbsnews
2 months ago

Woman's remains found in basement of Brooklyn building, police say

Unidentified woman’s remains were discovered in a Williamsburg building basement; police are investigating, no arrests, cause of death pending medical examiner.
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Body Found at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn

A man's body was recovered from the shoreline of Calvert Vaux Park, prompting an active investigation by the NYPD.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Man's body found on rocks at Brooklyn park: NYPD

A man's body was found on the shoreline of Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn, with no obvious signs of trauma.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Man found dead on shoreline at Brooklyn park

A man was found dead on the shoreline at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn, with an investigation ongoing to determine the cause of death.
#homicide
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

A 60-year-old homicide case was solved using DNA evidence from cigarette butts, identifying James Switzer as the suspect in Marjorie Rudolph's murder.
SF parents
fromHigh Country News
5 days ago

A DNA archive critical to identifying missing migrants has itself gone missing - High Country News

Colibrí Center's missing-persons database has become inaccessible, leaving families without hope for identifying missing migrants.
fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

Who Lies in Winchester's Medieval Mortuary Chests? - Medievalists.net

This project demonstrates the combined power of science, the study of human remains and historical research to discover new information about the six mortuary chests and their occupants which would not have been available to us a generation ago.
History
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Bone discovered in east London garden in hunt for Muriel McKay's remains 'not human', say police

The bone was uncovered on Friday, March 20, during an independent search. Officers attended the scene assisted by forensic colleagues who have determined the bone does not belong to a human.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Ancient skeleton discovered sitting upright in France

Five tombs of Gauls buried in a seated position have been discovered in central Dijon. Similar to four others unearthed nearby earlier this month, it is sitting upright at the bottom of a one-metre-wide pit. The skeleton's hands are resting in its lap. Like the others, its back is against the eastern wall, its gaze directed westward.
France news
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Colorado funeral home owner given 18-year sentence in decaying bodies case

A Colorado funeral home owner was sentenced to 18 years for defrauding families of over $130,000, providing concrete-filled urns instead of cremains, and mishandling nearly 200 decomposing bodies.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Dog digs up possible link to notorious 19th-century Devon murder case

A dog in Devon unearthed a bottle linked to a Victorian murder case involving Mary Ann Ashford, who was convicted of poisoning her husband.
fromThe Local France
2 weeks ago

Mysterious ancient skeletons discovered sitting upright in France

Similar to four others unearthed nearby earlier this month, it is sitting upright at the bottom of a one-metre-wide pit. The skeleton's hands are resting in its lap. Like the others, its back is against the eastern wall, its face directed westward.
France news
#homicide-investigation
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Dismembered human remains found in Shirley identified as 69-year-old man

Dismembered remains of a 69-year-old man identified as Peter Degan were discovered in Shirley; body parts show evidence of clean cuts from a sharp instrument, indicating foul play.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

A maggot's age and species can give essential information to forensic entomologists investigating murders. Combing through these fly larvae, investigators can potentially learn when and where a crime happened, whether the body has been moved or whether toxins were involved. For example, blowflies are among the earliest insect colonizers of corpses; they typically sniff out and lay eggs on a dead body within minutes to hours.
Roam Research
#death-investigation
Brooklyn
fromNew York Daily News
4 weeks ago

Dead man's body found on Red Hook shoreline in Brooklyn

An unidentified man's body was found along the Red Hook shoreline in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, with the cause of death pending investigation.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks ago

Mummies and other human remains held in UK museums raise serious ethical questions, warn scholars

The significant number of ancestors held in UK museums is extremely distressing and symbolic of the colonial origins of these collections. We hope that the responses gathered by The Guardian will be shared with the relevant communities to support them in bringing their ancestors home.
London
#murder-investigation
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
US news

Tynsborough man charged with murder after human remains found buried under garage floor, police say

fromNew York Daily News
3 weeks ago
NYC parents

Man, 75, arrested for murdering young wife, dumping dismembered remains in Queens parks

A 75-year-old Queens man was arrested for murdering and dismembering his 34-year-old wife, whose body parts were discovered across multiple parks months after her July 2024 disappearance.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago
UK news

Murder arrest after man, 82, found dead at house

A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after an 82-year-old man was found dead in north-west London.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Tynsborough man charged with murder after human remains found buried under garage floor, police say

A Tynsborough man faces murder charges after human remains believed to belong to a missing Lowell woman were discovered buried under his garage.
SOMA, SF
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Husband, 75, busted after dismembered remains of his much-younger wife found scattered in NYC: cops

A 75-year-old Queens man was arrested for murdering his 34-year-old wife whose dismembered remains were discovered across the borough months apart.
NYC parents
fromNew York Daily News
3 weeks ago

Man, 75, arrested for murdering young wife, dumping dismembered remains in Queens parks

A 75-year-old Queens man was arrested for murdering and dismembering his 34-year-old wife, whose body parts were discovered across multiple parks months after her July 2024 disappearance.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Murder arrest after man, 82, found dead at house

A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after an 82-year-old man was found dead in north-west London.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Family sues L.A. mortuary over 'grotesque' embalming, claims decayed body oozed liquid

The body was visibly deteriorated and was observed discharging liquids from the facial area throughout the entire duration of the viewing and wake. The family was horrified and devastated by what they witnessed.
SF parents
fromQueens, NY Patch
4 weeks ago

Possible Human Remains Found In NYC Wildlife Sanctuary: NYPD

Possible human remains were found in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Thursday night. Police confirmed that the remains were found around 10:30 p.m. near Cross Bay Boulevard along a section of the refuge that connects Howard Beach and Broad Channel.
Miscellaneous
History
fromMedievalists.net
2 weeks ago

Two Medieval Men Found Buried in Prehistoric Site - Medievalists.net

Medieval men were buried in the Menga dolmen, a Neolithic monument in Spain, over 4,000 years after its construction, demonstrating the site's enduring symbolic importance across millennia.
Roam Research
fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery

Cemetery officials were caught grave-robbing after becoming reckless, with moss analysis providing crucial evidence for prosecution.
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Foul play suspected after human remains found in Shirley, police say

Human remains discovered in Shirley water near Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge with suspected foul play under investigation by police and state detectives.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
3 weeks ago

Human Remains Found Along Brooklyn's Red Hook Waterfront: NYPD

An unidentified man's body was discovered near Red Hook shoreline in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, with the investigation ongoing.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts

UK museums hold over 263,000 human remains from around the world, with 37,000 known to originate from overseas former colonies, representing a colonial legacy that many consider sacrilegious and shameful.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois

They asked if I knew about moss and brought the evidence to the museum. An investigation by local police had found human remains buried under inches of earth at the cemetery, a site of enormous historical importance. Several prominent African Americans are buried at the cemetery, including Emmett Till, whose murder in 1955 became a catalyst for the civil rights movement, and the blues singer Dinah Washington.
Roam Research
Medicine
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Why Autopsies Are in Decline and Why it Matters

Autopsy rates in U.S. hospitals fell from about 50% in the 1950s to single digits today, diminishing crucial medical knowledge and closure for families.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Man accused of grave robbery had over 100 body parts in home, storage unit

A Pennsylvania man faces nearly 500 charges after investigators recovered over 100 full or partial human skeletal remains from his home and storage unit.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Did She Die the Way They Say?

Psychological autopsy clarifies equivocal manners of death but lacks standardized protocols, challenging reliability; qualitative forensic mental-state assessments deserve standing.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family releases partial independent autopsy results

The four bullets Renee Good took from the gun fired by Minnesota ICE officer Jonathan Ross hit her once each in the arm, breast and head, while a fourth grazed her body, her family said in releasing partial results of an independent autopsy on the slain mother of three. A highly respected and credentialed medical pathologist performed the procedure, said
US politics
Environment
fromCbsnews
1 month ago

Brooklyn cemetery plans human composting option, stirring interest and debate

Green-Wood Cemetery will offer human composting (Natural Organic Reduction) as an eco-friendly end-of-life option on the East Coast, pending state approval.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows

We have little physical evidence of these interactions turning violent, however, because burials were rare and carnivores were more likely to finish off their prey. That's why the embellished burial site of a 15-year-old from 27,000 years ago is an important window into the past: the teenager's bones indicate he was mauled by a bear. The finding represents some of the first evidence of its kind.
Science
#oakland
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Cold blooded' murder was well planned, court told

Four men are accused of planning the 2020 Telford assassination of rapper Tamba Momodu (Teerose); three deny murder, one pleaded guilty to arson.
Science
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago

A 9,500-year-old intact hunter-gatherer cremation pyre containing an adult woman's remains was found at Mount Hora, Malawi, indicating organized communal ritual and labor.
#grave-robbery
fromFortune
2 months ago
Law

Philly burbs police stunned by arrest of apparent grave robbery carrying sack with skulls, bones, mummified remains | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Law

Philly burbs police stunned by arrest of apparent grave robbery carrying sack with skulls, bones, mummified remains | Fortune

US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Genealogical sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to them

Investigators may use DNA genealogy databases to match DNA from Nancy Guthrie's case and potentially identify suspects or relatives when CODIS yields no matches.
California
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Human Skulls, Bodies Found In Multiple Locations In Monterey County

Multiple human remains, including two skulls and a body, were found across remote Monterey County locations within a month; investigations and DNA identification are ongoing.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Body found halfway across country ties back to horrific Calif. criminal

Ronald Joseph Cole was a 19-year-old with a shy smile and a buzz cut in 1965, the year he moved from San Diego to Fillmore, a town about 25 miles from Santa Clarita. He was just starting out in life and, hoping to find a job, moved in with his older half-brother David LaFever. By May 1965, Cole had stopped contacting relatives. He had disappeared.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 months ago

Human remains discovered in Bushwick basement * Brooklyn Paper

Human remains and body parts were found in the basement trash area of the Borinquen Plaza NYCHA complex; a woman was discovered dead at the scene.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Genealogists release image in attempt to identify child's skull found in N.H. store in the 1990s

Investigative genetic genealogists are asking for the public's help to identify a child whose skull was seized from a Seabrook, N.H., business more than 30 years ago. The DNA Doe Project, a California-based nonprofit that builds DNA profiles from unidentified human remains, released a new facial reconstruction on Monday. The group also announced that the skull - believed to belong to a girl between the ages of 7 and 9 - has ancestral roots on the Greek island of Chios.
US news
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Inmate found dead in cell of Contra Costa County jail

62-year-old Victor Jose Faria was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in his Martinez Detention Facility cell; the Contra Costa DA and sheriff's office are investigating.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Human remains found inside San Bruno home after fire that followed deadly shooting, police say

Human remains were found in a San Bruno home after a fire following a fatal shooting; a 31-year-old victim died and coroner will identify them.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

Human remains found in NYCHA building basement in Bushwick

Dismembered human remains of an unidentified woman in her 50s or 60s were found in a heavy plastic bag in a NYCHA Bushwick basement.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 40 years for abusing 189 bodies

A Colorado funeral home owner concealed 189 decomposing bodies, provided fake ashes to families, and was sentenced to 40 years for corpse abuse driven by greed.
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