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IDemo

(16,926 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 01:41 PM Jun 2014

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

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Mass immigrant graves uncovered in Texas cemetery (Original Post) IDemo Jun 2014 OP
Unbelievable! Appalling new story. Nice job, Funeraria del Angel Howard-Williams.n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #1
Horrible. SoapBox Jun 2014 #2
Who Owns the Cemetery? Oldtimeralso Jun 2014 #15
:( Solly Mack Jun 2014 #3
Might be some missing Americans (esp. women) mixed in. Handy hiding spot. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #4
Or not. Not reason to think that other than just to toss it out there. Buzz Clik Jun 2014 #5
Apparently, all were buried since 2005. Very recent. Buzz Clik Jun 2014 #6
There are no words... DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2014 #7
No dignity offered even in death. Some shameful shit, that. marble falls Jun 2014 #8
This is terrible!!! C Moon Jun 2014 #9
I completely agree, awful beyond words... ;( Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #14
Thx! C Moon Jun 2014 #16
More info alfredo Jun 2014 #10
Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #11
Maybe this will spark something to be done on immigration reform, but I won't hold my breath! Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #12
From their site OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2014 #13
Autopsies should be in order... ReRe Jun 2014 #17
Lowest bidder contracts..... S_B_Jackson Jun 2014 #18
perhaps they thought IDemo Jun 2014 #19

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
14. I completely agree, awful beyond words... ;(
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 05:19 PM
Jun 2014

Welcome to DU, C Moon! It's great to have you with us!

OneCrazyDiamond

(2,029 posts)
13. From their site
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:56 PM
Jun 2014







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.


http://www.funerariasdelangel.com/en-us/overview.page

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
17. Autopsies should be in order...
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 08:11 AM
Jun 2014

... "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)
18. Lowest bidder contracts.....
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 11:29 PM
Jun 2014

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)
19. perhaps they thought
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 11:41 PM
Jun 2014

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.

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