Ali Khamenei’s corpse sits in a freezer as former supreme leader’s funeral approaches

Morbid details have emerged of the state of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's body ahead of his burial on July 9.

I Picked Up The Phone To Hear My Fiancé Gasping Through Tears. 6 Years Later, I Need To Tell His Story.

"In the most horrific cases, they picked up bodies from the floor of the trucks or checked toe tags in the dark, no hospital ...

Davis Mortuary victim families express 'relief' at Cotters' arrests

Ten months after their loved ones' bodies were found in a concealed room at Davis Mortuary, some victim families are ...
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A year on from Mexico’s crematorium scandal: 131 bodies still unidentified and families in limbo

State prosecutors say 251 sets of remains have been returned to relatives. The owner remains on the run, and no sanctions have been imposed on public officials ...
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What happens when we die? What it feels like, what happens to your body, and more

The question of what happens when we die is an ancient one, but new research suggests that our brains can actually continue ...
Arizona Daily Star

As two celebs await burial, funeral director says James Brown's body is looking good

COLUMBIA, S.C. — While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied ...
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Watch live: Florida's rare, endangered corpse flower is about to bloom

A rare corpse flower, nicknamed Princess Pungent, could bloom at any moment at McKee Botanical Gardens in Vero Beach. Titan arum is the largest and stinkiest group of flowers in the plant kingdom, and ...