Scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit? Tiny bits of decomposing leaves in soil. Michigan State University ...

NOBLE, Ga. — This week marks 20 years since the start of one of Georgia’s most gruesome and bizarre sagas: the Tri-State Crematory scandal. The case shocked the world and played out like a horror ...

An investigation is underway after police said they found a decomposing body inside the trunk of a stolen vehicle in North Philadelphia. According to police, they received a 911 call about a strong ...

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Police did not disclose what the funeral home was doing with the human remains. A funeral home offering environmentally friendly burials is under investigation after more than 115 human remains were ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia funeral homeowner faces more than a dozen charges after 18 decomposing bodies were found. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 39-year-old Chris Johnson on ...

An Indiana funeral director pleaded guilty Friday to dozens of counts of felony theft after 31 decomposing bodies and 17 cremains were found at his funeral home last year, court records show. Randy ...

Establishing a precise time of death (the postmortem interval, or PMI) upon discovery of a corpse is notoriously challenging, however easy fictional medical examiners might make it seem. Some forensic ...

A decomposing female body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to the singer D4vd, two days after it had been towed from a Los Angeles street, police sources said. Police responded to an ...

Inspectors Find Numerous Decomposing Bodies Behind Hidden Door at Colorado Funeral Home DENVER (AP) — State inspectors in Colorado found about 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral ...