Ashley Fantz

Yes.

First of all, Vanessa, I'm sorry to hear about your dad passing.

First of all, Vanessa, I'm sorry to hear about your dad passing.

First of all, Vanessa, I'm sorry to hear about your dad passing.

Thank you. I appreciate that. I mean, my own father died about five or six years ago. And same thing. I mean, I had never really thought about what happens at a funeral home or what could happen. But... While this crime has taken place in funeral homes, I would say that it's definitely not the norm.

Thank you. I appreciate that. I mean, my own father died about five or six years ago. And same thing. I mean, I had never really thought about what happens at a funeral home or what could happen. But... While this crime has taken place in funeral homes, I would say that it's definitely not the norm.

Thank you. I appreciate that. I mean, my own father died about five or six years ago. And same thing. I mean, I had never really thought about what happens at a funeral home or what could happen. But... While this crime has taken place in funeral homes, I would say that it's definitely not the norm.

And I don't want people to listen to this podcast and walk away thinking that they distrust their local funeral home or to question whether or not the cremains that they have in their urn or wherever they keep them is normal. not their loved one. I think the odds of that are extremely, extremely low.

And I don't want people to listen to this podcast and walk away thinking that they distrust their local funeral home or to question whether or not the cremains that they have in their urn or wherever they keep them is normal. not their loved one. I think the odds of that are extremely, extremely low.

And I don't want people to listen to this podcast and walk away thinking that they distrust their local funeral home or to question whether or not the cremains that they have in their urn or wherever they keep them is normal. not their loved one. I think the odds of that are extremely, extremely low.

And by the way, coroner's offices are also big places where bodies can be brokered because there are people who are employed at coroner's offices whose job it is to clean up the body parts, right? And so who's going to know if a leg or an arm goes missing in your backpack? I mean, you just don't know. It is best practice. And I had no idea before I reported this story.

And by the way, coroner's offices are also big places where bodies can be brokered because there are people who are employed at coroner's offices whose job it is to clean up the body parts, right? And so who's going to know if a leg or an arm goes missing in your backpack? I mean, you just don't know. It is best practice. And I had no idea before I reported this story.

And by the way, coroner's offices are also big places where bodies can be brokered because there are people who are employed at coroner's offices whose job it is to clean up the body parts, right? And so who's going to know if a leg or an arm goes missing in your backpack? I mean, you just don't know. It is best practice. And I had no idea before I reported this story.

But if you're unable to watch a loved one be cremated, and I'm not sure that I could ever watch my mom be cremated. I mean, you know, you can get you can appoint a family representative who is less emotionally invested or would be hurt to to watch the body go in.

But if you're unable to watch a loved one be cremated, and I'm not sure that I could ever watch my mom be cremated. I mean, you know, you can get you can appoint a family representative who is less emotionally invested or would be hurt to to watch the body go in.

But if you're unable to watch a loved one be cremated, and I'm not sure that I could ever watch my mom be cremated. I mean, you know, you can get you can appoint a family representative who is less emotionally invested or would be hurt to to watch the body go in.

There's also a way to know, and anyone can look this up and learn more about this, but there should be sort of a metal plate that doesn't burn, that has a serial number and various other identifying information that goes in with the body that needs to come out with the body that can stay in the cremains. So again, I totally get it.

There's also a way to know, and anyone can look this up and learn more about this, but there should be sort of a metal plate that doesn't burn, that has a serial number and various other identifying information that goes in with the body that needs to come out with the body that can stay in the cremains. So again, I totally get it.

There's also a way to know, and anyone can look this up and learn more about this, but there should be sort of a metal plate that doesn't burn, that has a serial number and various other identifying information that goes in with the body that needs to come out with the body that can stay in the cremains. So again, I totally get it.

You don't want to sift through cremains, but you can have a family friend look in there and say, oh, I see this metal piece in there. So there's kind of ways to protect against this. But Congress has had the opportunity time and time again to regulate body brokering, and they haven't done it.