funeral home
Coverage of funeral home in the Nexus archive.
- South Chicago Chapel investigation: Attorneys offer free legal advice to families
Chicago police are investigating a funeral home following the discovery of over 50 individuals whose remains were improperly stored in deplorable conditions on Aug. 6. The Cook County medical examiner’s office is working to identify the deceased people involved. Additionally, attorneys are offering free legal advice to affected families.
- Families demand answers after more than 50 decomposing bodies found at Southeast Side funeral home
More than 50 decomposing bodies were found inside a Southeast Side funeral home on Thursday evening. This discovery has left dozens of families searching for answers regarding their loved ones.
- Dozens of decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home, multiple sources say
Dozens of decomposing bodies were discovered inside a funeral home on the Southeast Side. Following the alarming discovery, an investigation has been initiated, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
- New York family says funeral home cremated their loved one by mistake
A Queens, New York, family is demanding answers after a funeral home mistakenly cremated their 93-year-old mother, who had documented wishes to be buried.
- 'Bucket filled with organs' found during search of funeral home
A bucket filled with organs was discovered during a search of a funeral home. Mary Miller, whose home is associated with the funeral home, now faces suspicion as the site where she felt close to her two late sons is tainted.
- At a Houston funeral home, a community comes together to pay respects to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
A public visitation for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was held on July 16, 2026, in Houston, where community members gathered to pay respects. He was fatally shot by an immigration agent on July 7 in Houston.
- Former Pueblo County coroner, brother each facing 152 felony charges after funeral home investigation
Brian and Christopher Cotter were arrested after a state inspection at their funeral home revealed decomposed bodies, cremains, bones, and human tissue. They are facing 152 felony charges as a result of the investigation.
- Sleeping in a cellar, waiting at a funeral home, riding the tram: How the French are improvising to survive the heatwave
French citizens are using unconventional methods like sleeping in cellars, waiting at funeral homes, and riding trams to cope with a heatwave. Two individuals sat on the floor of the Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle basilica in Rennes on June 22, 2026, seeking relief from the heat.
- Brothers are accused of mishandling remains of two dozen people at Colorado funeral home
Two brothers in Colorado have been arrested and accused of mishandling the remains of at least two dozen people at a funeral home.
- Gallatin leaders make decision on proposed sparkler ban
Gallatin city officials decided against banning sparklers but implemented firework sale regulations. Fireworks can only be sold seasonally around New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July, require buyers to be 16 or older, and cannot be set off within 600 feet of certain locations like churches and schools.