Sunset Mesa

Debbie Schum waited a long time to receive the cremated ashes of
her friend, LoraLee Johnson, from Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in
Montrose, Colorado. When she did, she felt relieved to finally take
them home with her. But then, she got a call from the FBI. It
turned out that the owner of the funeral home, Megan Hess, and her
parents Shirley and Alan Koch had been operating a body brokering
business—without permission from anyone. We speak with Debbie
Schum, Elena Saavedra Buckley, Melissa Connor, and Danielle
McCarthy. To learn more, check out Saavedra Buckley’s article in
High Country News, “‘None of this happened the way you think it
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