At least 189 decomposed bodies were removed from 'green' Colorado funeral home
Nearly 200 bodies were removed last week from a Colorado building owned by a funeral home that had advertised “green burials,” a much higher number of human remains than investigators had expected to find, authorities said Tuesday.
Nearly 200 bodies were removed last week from a Colorado building owned by a funeral home that had advertised “green burials,” a much higher number of human remains than investigators had expected to find, authorities said Tuesday.
Alerted by reports of a putrid smell coming from the building this month, officers in Penrose found a mass of improperly stored bodies. At that time they could not confirm the number.
On Friday, at least 189 bodies were removed from the Return to Nature Funeral Home, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
The bodies were taken to the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, CBI said.
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