Funeral worker tried to steal sex doll in body bag: cops
A Nebraska funeral director has been accused of using a body bag to try to steal a life-size sex doll from the home of a recently deceased person. Ryan Smith, 42, worked for Mid-American First Call, a company that handles body transportation, embalming, cremation and other funeral-related services, when he was arrested in October 2023, […]
Nebraska woman thought dead found alive at funeral home
A hospice patient who was thought to be dead was found alive and breathing by staff at a Nebraska funeral home, police said. Constance Glantz, 74, was pronounced dead Monday morning at Lincoln Nursing Home, where she was receiving hospice care, and was transported to Bucelas-Mather & Love Funeral Home. According to ABC News:. However, […]
‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor’s mother says co-worker he protected will attend funeral
Plans are being made for Johnny Wactor’s funeral, his mother confirmed to Fox News Digital by phone. His brother Grant initially posted an update on social media, and Scarlett Wachter said the family planned to hold a memorial service and funeral at Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina on June 15. Scarlett said friends […]
Colorado Gov. Polis signs funeral home regulatory crackdowns into law
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed two bills that overhaul the state’s oversight of the funeral home industry following a series of gruesome discoveries, including 190 bodies decomposing inside funeral homes, fake ashes being sent to families, and body parts being sold without a license. The lawsuits have drawn attention to Colorado’s lax regulations […]
Thousands Chant ‘Death to America’ at Iran President’s Funeral
Iran held the second of a week-long funerals for President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday, with thousands gathering to chant “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” in honour of the fallen officials. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei led prayers himself on Wednesday, praising Raisi as “noble and dedicated” and […]
Hamas Leader Haniyeh Attends Iranian President Raisi’s Funeral
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday attended a joint funeral in Tehran for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh attends funeral procession of martyr President Ebrahim #Raishi and his inner circle in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/RBQwDniFCf — […]
Texas high school valedictorian Alem Hadzic gives speech hours after fathers funeral
A Texas high school valedictorian delivered a powerful and emotional speech dedicated to his father just hours after attending his funeral. Still wearing the muddy shoes he wore to bury his father, Miralem, 18-year-old Alem Hadzic stood at the podium to give a speech to the graduating class of Early College High School on May […]
Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
On Friday, hundreds of Air Force members dressed in blue gathered at a megachurch outside Atlanta with family and friends of Roger Fortson, a black man who was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in his Florida home earlier this month. He paid his last respects to a senior airman. . At New Birth Missionary […]
Colorado Legislature passes funeral home crackdown
Colorado lawmakers on Monday passed sweeping legislation to overhaul the state’s lax oversight of funeral homes following a series of horrifying incidents that included the sale of body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decomposed bodies. was approved. The incident devastated hundreds of families already grieving and prompted lawmakers to pass the bill, […]
RG Ortiz Funeral Home preyed on customers for years, once presented dead man’s body inside a plastic bag for viewing: watchdog
A Bronx-based funeral home chain has been accused of preying on customers for years, doing such shoddy work and posting ” He also presented the body of a man “sitting inside a plastic bag.” At least 48 customers have complained about RG Ortiz Funeral Home in the past five years, including one who said their […]