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McDougall confirmed during a search of the building, officers discovered multiple unrefrigerated bodies in various states of decomposition, including some that were badly decomposed. Human fetuses were also discovered on the premises. Police have not provided a total body count, or given any sort of explanation about why the bodies were decomposing or why fetuses were on the property. So far, no one has been arrested in connection with this case... The Downard Funeral Home is owned by Pocatello resident Lance Peck and his wife. Peck has a history of licensing violations... Additionally, Downard Funeral Home was previously in charge...

CINCINNATI -- A "freak accident" started an unscheduled fire Wednesday night at the Hillside Chapel Crematory in Cincinnati, owner Don Catchen said. "My operator was in the process of cremating remains and (the body) was overly obese and apparently it got a little hotter than the unit is supposed to get," Catchen said. "One of the cremation containers that we had close got caught on fire and that's what burnt."

Despite the Catholic Church's preference for burial, the Metuchen Diocese will break ground today on the first crematory in the United States to be built by a diocese. Diocesan officials say the crematory, at Holy Cross Burial Park on the borders of East and South Brunswick, will open by year's end. Within the last decade, more and more Catholics have opted for cremation, reflecting an overall trend in American society. The increase has come as more Catholics have become aware of the change in church law, according to theologians and funeral directors. After forbidding cremation for centuries, the church began...

Ga. Crematory Operator Leaves Jail LaFAYETTE, Ga. Aug. 27 — A crematory operator accused of dumping hundreds of human remains was released from jail Tuesday as about a dozen people, mostly family members of the dead, shouted and jeered at him. Ray Brent Marsh walked straight to the car of his attorney, who took off for the home of Marsh's parents. He will be confined there while he awaits an indictment and trial. Marsh, 29, had been in custody since Feb. 17 for allegedly accepting money for cremations but never performing them. He's charged with 398 felony counts, including theft...

Corpses Discovered in Spain HomeBy JEROME SOCOLOVSKY Associated Press Writer MADRID, Spain (AP)--The discovery of at least 19 corpses--some dead for a decade--in the home and car of a former funeral parlor employee could shed new light on thousands of cases of cremation fraud in Spain, authorities said Tuesday. Police found the remains Monday after the 40-year-old suspect, who worked until last year as a driver for a local funeral home, was stopped at a random road check in the town of Ardales, 250 miles south of Madrid. Six skulls and a number of bones were packed inside industrial-size garbage...