S2 E4: Modern-Day Body Snatchers

Plot Twist Podcast: A Grave Affair

Mar 14, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 4

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Episode description

We're bringing you more postmortem drama! This case combines shady funeral home business practices with sketchy body donation transactions. Find out what happened when these funeral home directors went to court earlier this year!

Resources:

**Information on body broker bill: https://nfda.org/advocacy/current-legislation/body-broker-bill

"Colorado funeral home operators sentenced for selling body parts without permission" by Phil Helsel, NBC News

"Funeral home operators sentenced after illegally selling body parts" by Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN

"Colorado Funeral Home Owner And Mom Convicted Of Selling Body Parts In 800+ Bodies" by Renée Jean, Cowboy State Daily

SB18-234: Human Remains Disposition Sale Businesses, Colorado General Assembly

HB20-1148: Offenses Committed Against A Deceased Human Body, Colorado General Assembly

"Colorado funeral home owners sentenced to federal prison for selling body parts without families’ permission" by Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post

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