US EditionFuneral home recovers 300+ piles of human remains outside Las Vegas; investigation deepens
Federal investigators suspect a commercial funeral home illegally dumped 315 cremated remains piles on federal land near Searchlight, Nevada, violating regulations.
- On July 28, a local man found around 70 suspicious piles near Searchlight, Nevada, prompting investigators to uncover a second group and confirm a total of 315 human cremated remains.
- Officials suspect a funeral home dumped cremated remains, violating Bureau of Land Management rules that forbid businesses from distributing ashes on federal land, while Nevada law allows individuals to scatter ashes publicly.
- Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries assisted by recovery teams bagged each pile and transferred them into individual urns and a cemetery crypt.
- Authorities continue investigating how the ashes were dumped as two investigators collect evidence, with no suspect or mortuary named despite online users speculating about mob-style dumping.
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Hundreds of Cremated Human Remains Found Dumped in Nevada Desert
Authorities in Nevada are investigating the discovery of hundreds of cremated human remains that were dumped in a remote area of the desert south of Las Vegas. According to law enforcement, the ashes were found earlier this month near the town of Searchlight, roughly an hour from the city. Investigators believe the material is human cremains that may have been discarded illegally. The Clark County coroner’s office, local sheriff’s deputies, and …
Las Vegas horror as 300 piles of human remains found abandoned in desert - The Mirror
A gruesome discovery of more than 300 piles of cremated human remains have been found around 50 miles from Las Vegas in the Nevada desert with an investigation into where they came from
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