In a message dated 2/21/02 11:02:45 AM US Eastern Standard Time, ssilver1951@jps.net writes: > Jack, > > That was in 1996, I think. It was FIVE THOUSANDS sets of cremated remains. > The guy ultimately committed suicide over it. The families got together > and > sued the mortuaries over it and the funeral industry got together and > pooled > funds to make the settlement payment. > > Sue, The one I was talking about was down in Sagus. I was working down there in Canyon Country on Block Privacy walls for 125 houses. My wife and I stopped by while the investigation was going on. I came back to Indiana in April 1993. There may have been one in 1996. But I was to busy here to keep up on the news, but it Damn well wouldn't surprise me. When the other one happened the officials said there was no telling how many other cases like that might exist because at that time there was about 27 million living in California, and no doubt with the money involved it probably could be wide spread. But 5,000 , Wow, The going rate for scattering over the ocean or desert, which is what everyone wanted in 88, was roughly $200. In 96 it could have been way up. When there is money involved and it concerns the dead, anything is believable. Most think, Hell they wont know the Difference. Some familles have relatives cremated to save a $10,000 funeral expense, . Jack Briles

See, history does repeat itsself....1988 to 1996, and they acted surprised that it happened in '96! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jb502000@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Archeologists or Cremation > > > Sue, > The one I was talking about was down in Sagus. I was working down > there in Canyon Country on Block Privacy walls for 125 houses. My wife and I > stopped by while the investigation was going on. I came back to Indiana in > April 1993. There may have been one in 1996. But I was to busy here to keep > up on the news, but it Damn well wouldn't surprise me.