Overview

• Gayle Bell and Michael Richardson of Robinson Family Mortuary were formally charged under Texas Penal Code 42.08, a felony abuse-of-a-corpse statute.
• Harris County court documents state each defendant faces three counts following a months-long investigation.
• Filings cite alleged offenses on or about April 10, 2025, the day Houston police and public health officials executed a search warrant at the site.
• Court records describe bodies found in various stages of decomposition in a hot storage room without working air conditioning, with one body described as largely liquefied and cremated remains stored improperly.
• The Texas Funeral Service Commission closed the business in April for code and professional violations, and both defendants are expected to appear before a Harris County judge later this month.