Number	18220
Subject	Funeral Homes
Source	Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
State	AZ
Year	1997
Publication Date	April 27
Summary	The Arizona Republic reports on problems with the funeral industry in Phoenix including wrongful cremation, the suicide of a mortuary worker, the theft of gold teeth and sexual abuses. The Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers investigates less than 1 percent of complaints each year -- and board members also admit that there are probably "three or four times" as many who do not complain. In other states funeral boards have been disbanded because they were hiding more than they were investigating.
Category	General
Pages	18
Keywords	funeral homes;cemeteries;funeral board;emasculation;sexual abuse;wrongful cremation
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