Emily Chan
Hundreds of bodies were shipped to regions all over the world, ranging from Fort Collins to Saudi Arabia. The scandal rocked the town, and many victims shared statements in the courtroom during the women’s trial.
One victim said, “We will never know the final resting place of our mom. We will never know what happened to her. Is she on display somewhere? Is she in a medical bin somewhere? Was she chopped up like an old car?”
This case was unlike any that had occurred in the United States before. In Colorado, funeral directors do not need to be licensed, but funeral homes do, and state inspections are not required.
Hopefully, the case has called attention to the necessity of more regulation so nothing like this can ever happen again.
