Megan Hess and her mother Shirley Koch defrauded over 200 families by handing over random ashes while selling body parts of deceased individuals entrusted to their funeral home.
Prosecutors claim that the scheme hit at least 200 families, who were horrified to learn the truth of what happened to their departed loved ones.
Nine-year-old Lyric Jones and her mother Teran Christian stands outside Wayne Aspinall Courthouse on Jan. 3, 2023 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The two came to the courthouse for the sentencing of Megan Hess and Shirley Koch. Christians grandfather Michael Holland was a victim along with hundreds of other families who used Sunset Mesa Funeral home.
"Our sweet mother, they dismembered her," Erin Smith, a victim, said."We don't even have a name for a crime this heinous."Prosecutors highlighted the"macabre" crime and described it as one of the most significant body parts cases in recent U.S. history. Hess’s lawyer claimed that she had been unfairly vilified as a"witch," a"monster" and a"ghoul." Reuters contributed to this report.
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Funeral home operator, mother sentenced in body sales caseMegan Hess, who pleaded guilty in July 2022, was sentenced Tuesday morning to 20 years in prison. Hess’s mother and co-conspirator, Shirley Koch, received a lighter sentence of 15 years in prison.
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Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 20 years for selling body parts(Reuters) -A former Colorado funeral home owner was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday for defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting 560 corpses and selling body parts without permission. Megan Hess, 46, pleaded guilty to fraud in July. Her 69-year-old mother, Shirley Koch, also pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to 15 years.
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