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Queens Family Says Funeral Home Cremated 93-Year-Old Against Her Wishes

An investigation has begun into whether identification or chain-of-custody failures led to the cremation.

Kentucky Enacts Law Requiring Contact With Religious Groups Before Cremating Unclaimed Bodies

Hopkinsville Woman Charged in Alleged Desecration of Family Member’s Grave in Crofton