State inspectors have uncovered nearly 20 decomposing bodies hidden inside a Colorado funeral home operated by the county’s elected coroner, a discovery authorities called a "profound violation of ...

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Scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit? Tiny bits of decomposing leaves in soil. Michigan State University ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia funeral homeowner faces more than a dozen charges after 18 decomposing bodies were found. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 39-year-old Chris Johnson on ...

NOBLE, Ga. — This week marks 20 years since the start of one of Georgia’s most gruesome and bizarre sagas: the Tri-State Crematory scandal. The case shocked the world and played out like a horror ...

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Colorado's governor called for the Pueblo County coroner to resign on Friday following the discovery of at least 20 decomposing bodies in a hidden room concealed by a cardboard display at Davis ...

State inspectors in Colorado found about 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home owned by a county coroner, who told them he may have given fake ashes to next of kin who sought ...

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Establishing a precise time of death (the postmortem interval, or PMI) upon discovery of a corpse is notoriously challenging, however easy fictional medical examiners might make it seem. Some forensic ...

PUEBLO, Colo. — State regulators found several decomposing bodies – some that had been there for 15 years – at a mortuary operated by the Pueblo County coroner during their first inspection of the ...