Tri-State Crematory

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I noticed this story wasn't on here . I remember when it broke people were horrified at what Ray Brent Marsh had done to the bodies of their loved ones .

Beginning Feb. 15, 2002, nearly a decade ago, 334 bodies were found at Tri-State Crematory. They were stacked in vaults, tossed in buildings, thrown in holes and cast into woods. Some were still inside their

coffins; some had been lying out in the open for nearly five years.

The findings would disgust local police, haunt families and spark a national debate about the worth of the dead.

Police charged Tommy Ray Brent Marsh, who ran the family crematory business, with hundreds of felonies. He later pleaded guilty and remains in prison.

More than $100 million was paid out in federal class-action lawsuits against Marsh and the funeral homes that had sent bodies to the crematory. State and local government spent nearly $10 million on cleanup and recovery.

No one knows the exact number of families affected, but attorneys in the lawsuits estimated the count at nearly 2,000.

In the end, what happened in the little town about 25 miles from Chattanooga led to changes in the way the nation regulates crematories. It prompted states to pass stricter laws giving public officials greater access to their books and, in Georgia, to make it a crime to throw out a corpse.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2...rror-in-noble/

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On my old computer, I had picture after picture of officials dragging bodies out of the water, pics of the remains putrifying in the buildings. Scary freaking shit.

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The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld the jury verdict against T. Ray Brent Marsh, operator of the Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Ga., resulting from Marsh’s mishandling of a corpse.



In February of 2002, authorities discovered that Marsh had not been cremating bodies that were sent to Tri-State for cremation, but rather burying or dumping the bodies on Tri-State property. The investigation recovered bodies and body parts of approximately 230 persons in widely varying states of decay. Dr. Rondal D. Akers, Jr. and Lucinda Akers sued Marsh for mishandling their deceased son’s body, which had been sent to Tri-State for cremation, alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress and claims under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and bailment. The jury awarded Dr. Akers damages in the amount of $275,000 and Mrs. Akers damages in the amount of $475,000.

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/9/2...t-Affirms.aspx

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resulting from Marsh’s mishandling of a corpse.

"A" corpse? try HUNDREDS.
and only 10 years later.