Crematory Case Adds 30 Charges
Authorities filed 30 more charges Wednesday against the operator of the Tri-State Crematory, where 339 corpses have been discovered.
Ray Brent Marsh, 28, now faces 204 charges in Georgia of theft by deception for allegedly dumping the bodies on the crematory grounds rather than cremating them, as he was paid to do.
Marsh has been behind bars since last month.
Authorities in nearby Bradley County, Tenn., filed arrest warrants charging Marsh with six counts of abuse of corpses. But on Tuesday, they said they were holding off asking for an indictment at the request of Georgia investigators.
Records show that at least 250 bodies sent to the crematory since 1998 were from Tennessee. Tri-State also contracted with funeral homes in Alabama.
Family members of people whose bodies were taken to the crematory met Wednesday with state legislators in Atlanta to make suggestions on preventing similar incidents.
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