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The disposal of human corpses, also called final disposition, is the practice and process of dealing with the remains of a deceased human being.Disposal methods may need to account for the fact that soft tissue will decompose relatively rapidly, while the skeleton will remain intact for thousands of years under certain conditions.
Promession is an idea of how to dispose human remains by way of freeze drying. The concept of promession was developed by Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak, who derived the name from the Italian word for "promise" (promessa). [1] She founded Promessa Organic AB in 1997 to commercially pursue her idea. [2]
An alkaline hydrolysis disposal system at the Biosecurity Research Institute inside of Pat Roberts Hall at Kansas State University. Alkaline hydrolysis (also called biocremation, resomation, [1] [2] flameless cremation, [3] aquamation [4] or water cremation [5]) is a process for the disposal of human and pet remains using lye and heat; it is alternative to burial, cremation, or sky burial.
Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies in a decrepit building near Colorado Springs as far back as 2019 and gave families dry concrete in place of ...
A Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his missing wife, Ana Walshe, 39, allegedly Googled "10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to," according to prosecutors.
What started as an ordinary fence installation turned into a search for a body buried in a Columbus, Ohio, backyard. Katie Santry went viral on TikTok after she found a rug buried in her backyard ...
By contrast, human composting, like natural burial, is a natural process and contributes ecological value by preserving the body's nutrient material. [6] Some have argued that "natural organic reduction respects the human body and spirit, supports rather than sullies the earth, and works with nature rather than against it."
Those details included a new allegation: that Silva's was one of four bodies Hefferman, 54, directed to be illegally cremated at the funeral home known to the Hells Angels as the "pizza oven ...