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  2. Disposal of human corpses - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Tri-State Crematory scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Tri-State Crematory incident was used as the basis for a Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 2 episode "Dead" starring Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio and guest actor Jim Gaffigan. The case was also the backdrop for the 2011 film Sahkanaga , a fictionalized account of the events by American filmmaker John Henry Summerour, [ 6 ] and provided ...

  4. Water cremation - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Can you legally bury a body in your back yard in Georgia ...

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    Georgia burials cost more than $7,800 and while cremations are cheaper than burials, they can still cost up to $3,000. Cremations also have a mandatory 24-hour waiting period before it can be ...

  6. Emerging funeral method involves sewage disposal after ...

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    A green cremation, on the other hand, dissolves body tissue into a sterile liquid that is eventually sent into the sewer system. According to ABC News , "No funeral homes in the U.S. — or ...

  7. 18 decomposing bodies found at Georgia funeral home; owner ...

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    The owner of a southern Georgia funeral home has been arrested and charged with the abuse of more than a dozen corpses.. Chris Johnson, 39, was taken into custody Monday, a couple of days after ...

  8. Cremation by country - Wikipedia

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    Funeral pyre in Ubud, Bali.Cremation is the preferred method of disposal of the dead in Buddhism. [1]Cremation rates vary widely across the world. [2] As of 2019, international statistics report that countries with large Buddhist and Hindu populations like Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand and India have a cremation rate ranging from 80 ...

  9. List of mortuary customs - Wikipedia

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    Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship or boat. It is regularly performed by navies, and is done by private citizens in many countries. Burial also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects.