Overview

• Police discovered 381 embalmed corpses improperly stacked across multiple rooms at a private Ciudad Juárez crematorium
• Authorities estimate some remains sat uncremated for up to two years, highlighting neglect and system overload
• Families were handed unidentified material instead of ashes after paying for cremation services they never received
• The facility’s owner and an employee were arrested Sunday and face fraud charges filed by Chihuahua prosecutors
• Investigators are determining whether any of the bodies belong to victims of organized-crime violence