Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals
At least 80 families have received wrong remains, according to coroner
CARLINVILLE (Capitol News Illinois) -- The wrong cremains were buried in a national cemetery. Bodies cremated under the wrong name. The wrong ashes returned to families from coast to coast. An investigation into the mishandling of human remains has affected at least 80 families so far and continues to ripple out from the epicenter, Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville. At Camp Butler National Cemetery where 32,000 military veterans are laid to rest, authorities exhumed five graves to remove cremated […]
