Missing body parts, wrong ashes and hundreds of decomposing bodies: The murky truth behind several Colorado funeral homes
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Colorado’s funeral homes went nearly unregulated for four decades before high-profile scandals – from body brokering to remains left to decompose for years – helped prompt new legislation. Even legislators ‘don’t want to talk about death or dying,’ one lawmaker who helped spearhead reform says – but the pain and grief lax oversight caused to loved ones were immeasurable, one daughter tells Sheila Flynn