Funeral Home
Investigative reporter Beth Hundsdorfer leads this investigation into funeral home licensing in Illinois. This was sparked by news reports of a Carlinville-based funeral home mishandling human remains. The investigation has since expanded to other parts of the state.
Macoupin County state’s attorney asks for special prosecutor in Heinz case
A funeral home director in Macoupin County is accused of giving families the wrong ashes. While no criminal charges have...
Coroner’s affidavit shows as many as 800 human remains could have been misidentified
As many as 800 families across the country who patronized a Carlinville funeral home may never know if the remains...
As vacated Centralia funeral home prepares for new tenant, owner makes a startling find
Former funeral director surrendered his license after state regulators found deplorable conditions
Funeral home director subject to ‘scary, filthy freak show’ complaint surrenders license
A Centralia funeral home director who was subject to a complaint that his embalming room looked like a “scary, filthy...
‘This place is horrific’: 10-week-old complaint details ‘filthy’ conditions at Centralia funeral home
Coroner says ‘this cannot be allowed to go on’ as state declines to confirm investigation
Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals
At least 80 families have received wrong remains, according to coroner
For at least 6 months, state failed to act on Carlinville funeral director that mishandled remains
Bodies found decomposing, families given strangers’ ashes in months following coroner’s complaint.
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