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Mom, daughter sold body parts from funeral home without families’ consent, CO cops say
www.sacbee.com ^ | March 17, 2020 06:55 PM | By Summer Lin

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bodyparts; colorado; funeral; montrose; plannedparenthood
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To: EinNYC
Who would want a slightly used spine anyway?

I will forgo my automatic political joke and say that cadaver bone is used in a number of surgical applications.

21 posted on 03/18/2020 4:35:30 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
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22 posted on 03/18/2020 4:47:51 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: dynachrome; MileHi; Balata; backspace; bboop; Benito Cereno; BulletBobCo; bravo whiskey; ...

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)


23 posted on 03/18/2020 4:49:04 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I will forgo my automatic political joke and say that cadaver bone is used in a number of surgical applications.

Oh. I thought maybe McConnell or Romney was in need of a spine, low miles on it.

24 posted on 03/18/2020 5:11:13 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: I-ambush

Just the CO Democrats creating their diversity candidate.


25 posted on 03/18/2020 5:29:48 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Red Badger

There is a picture at this link and a long list of shocking criminal activity.

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/arrests-made-in-sunset-mesa-body-broker-case/article_53657b54-688c-11ea-a4cd-8303c29c723e.html


26 posted on 03/18/2020 7:53:03 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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