Houston funeral home ordered to shut down after bodies found in disturbing conditions

Richardson Mortuary in Houston ordered to suspend operations over facility conditions

The order by the Texas Funeral Service Commission comes after law enforcement responded to a stabbing at the premises on Friday and discovered the conditions inside. A video posted on social media showed multiple bodies barely covered with a blanket or plastic wrap while in an open room with no air conditioning.

Mortuary closed after authorities find bodies in area without air conditioning

Authorities are ordering a funeral home to cease all operations after remains were found in shocking conditions.

Houston funeral home shut down after multiple code violations

HOUSTON (KIAH) - A funeral home in southwest Houston has been ordered to shut down after violations of state health and safety rules according to the state Commission. The Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC) issued a cease-and-desist order to Richardson Mortuary on April 14, citing the "facility failed to meet building, health, and safety codes" established by the State of Texas. The funeral home, located on Brookfield Drive, is now under in…

State commission orders Houston mortuary to cease operations

A Houston mortuary has been ordered by the state to cease operations after officials say bodies were found lying on the ground and on cardboard at the business last week.

Texas mortuary worker stabs a relative of a deceased person who shared a viral video exposing what the funeral home conditions were like: ‘She had gnats on her face'

​A disturbing incident occurred at Richardson Mortuary in Houston, Texas, recently, where a funeral home worker allegedly stabbed a customer who had shared video online of the premises.  The altercation arose when Tamara McGruder-Crooks and her brother visited the mortuary to check on their deceased mother and found her body in unsanitary conditions, including being infested with gnats and exposed to heat due to a lack of air conditioning. McGru…

Stabbing at Texas funeral home leads to discovery of 10 decaying: ‘Smells like rotten blood’

"It's bodies in caskets, boxes, plastic bags. Its no A/C, its gnats. It smells like rotten blood," Tamara McGruder said.