Mass immigrant graves uncovered in Texas cemetery
Source: Associated Press
FALFURRIAS, Texas (AP) Volunteer researchers recently have uncovered mass graves in a South Texas cemetery that they believe contain the bodies of immigrants who died crossing into the U.S. illegally.
Two university anthropologists say the remains in Sacred Heart Burial Park in Falfurrias were found in trash bags, shopping bags, body bags or without a container.
The Corpus Christi Caller Times reports (http://bit.ly/1qqH7CZ ) the researchers say some remains were found under small, temporary grave markers bearing the name of local funeral home Funeraria del Angel Howard-Williams.
Brooks and Jim Hogg county officials said they pay the funeral home to handle bodies found in the remote parts of South Texas near a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint.
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/article/Immigrant-mass-graves-uncovered-in-Texas-cemetery-5569532.php
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)I wonder who owns the cemetery?
Oldtimeralso
(1,935 posts)According to the story at the link: It is owned by the county.
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Bernardo de La Paz
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(38,437 posts)DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)This is not long ago or far away.
This is here and now.
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(202,970 posts)Welcome to DU, C Moon! It's great to have you with us!
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(2,029 posts)About Funeraria Del Angel Howard-Williams
Jardines y Funerarias Del Angel is a brand linking a network of funeral homes and cemeteries in Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Rio Grande Valley, Miami, Tucson, Yuma, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio and Puerto Rico.
For many decades, we have been helping Hispanic families with dignity and respect before, during and after the loss of a loved one. Our exclusive services, including bilingual personnel, hospitality rooms, transfers to country of origin, extended visitation hours, in-home visitation and family rooms, offer Hispanic families the opportunity to honor their loved ones according to their traditions.
We also have all the benefits of being part of the Dignity Memorial® network, the largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers in North America. As a Dignity Memorial provider, we offer an array of unmatched services, including National Transferability of Prearranged Services, Bereavement Travel Services, a 24-Hour Compassion Helpline®, access to an acclaimed grief management library and much more. When you choose one of our providers, you not only receive the compassionate care you expect from a locally operated establishment, but also the value you deserve from the largest and most trusted network of funeral, cremation and memorialization service providers.
We understand losing a loved one is an emotional and difficult experience, and we are committed to helping our client families with compassionate, professional and personal service.
Please contact us if you need immediate assistance, or if you would like more information about our services.
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ReRe
(10,597 posts)... "mass graves of unidentified bodies" sounds like something you'd find in Russia or in a war-torn third-world country.
S_B_Jackson
(906 posts)the counties pay $450 for each body. If every "i" is dotted, and every "t" is crossed, that's not much margin for a business.
Seriously, what did these county's think was going to happen? Answer: they didn't think - not at all.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)that any company which was incapable or unwilling to perform the task at a standard higher than a dead animal removal service would refrain from bidding on the contract.