Posted on 03/18/2020 2:37:01 PM PDT by Red Badger
A Montrose, Colorado, woman and her daughter were arrested after police said they illegally sold human bodies and body parts from their funeral home.
Megan Hess, 43, and her mother Shirley Koch, 66, were the owners of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors. They were indicted on charges of obtaining and selling body parts, including legs, heads, and a spine from their funeral home, The Denver Post reported. Some of the body parts had infectious diseases, and some were mailed across the world.
U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn said Hess and Koch allegedly sold body parts and gave the incomplete cremated remains to surviving family members from 2010 to 2018, The Denver Post reported. Their scheme brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the outlet.
Hess and Koch were charged with with mail fraud and illegal transportation of hazardous materials and appeared in court on Tuesday, according to Colorado Public Radio. They pleaded not guilty and are reportedly out on bail, according to the station.
“The defendants are charged with committing a blatant fraud on many, many victims. This betrays a fundamental trust during one of the worst times in a person’s life — having to make arrangements for a deceased loved one,” Dunn said in a statement, according to Colorado Public Radio. “It is hard to imagine the pain and worry of those who used Sunset Mesa and not knowing what happened to their loved ones’ remains.”
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Shoulda just asked for the consent.
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It’s almost a Bob Newhart phone routine.
“Hello, Mrs. Jones?...”
[Megan Hess, 43, and her mother Shirley Koch, 66, were the owners of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors. They were indicted on charges of obtaining and selling body parts]
Oh, so they’re basically like Planned Parenthood?
Did they want a Lamborghini as well?
Ghouls.
Let’s give them a big hand.
Who would want a slightly used spine anyway? Ghouls, every one of them—the perps and those who bought their “goods”. To desecrate the dead is absolutely horrendous, especially for profit. Those 2 should be thrown in jail for a very long time. I’d love to know what general pop would think of these 2 animals.
Abby Something.
Evil greedy people.
That is some sick, ghoulish stuff. I hope they get long prison terms.
Another paper want me to drop ad blocker to read their article. My response is FO.
20th century ghouls
We just watched that Mel Brooks movie. Funny.
Parts is Parts.
Nah, don't be cheap...make it at least an arm and a leg.
They were just trying to get ahead.
They busted a funeral home about 20? years ago for removing gold rings and taking out the gold fillings.
You can bet they are not the only funeral directors this many stories have made the news about such dealings.
True.
This scandal broke years ago. Not sure why it took so long to get criminal charges.
sigh, entrepreneurship is just so frowned upon these days ...
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