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Judge frees owner of crematorium where 386 bodies kept for years
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Mexican federal judge orders release of Juárez crematorium owner where nearly 400 bodies were found
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- A Mexican federal judge ordered the immediate release over the weekend of José Luis A.C., the former owner of the infamous "Crematorio Plenitud," where approximately 386 bodies were found in Juárez last year. Judge Luis Eduardo Rivas, of the Seventh District Court, granted an injunction to the crematorium owner, a decision described by family members as an "atrocity that tears apart the social fabric." ABC-7 reported …
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Judge frees owner of crematorium where 386 bodies kept for years
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Chihuahua, Mexico, say they will appeal a federal judge’s decision to free the owner of a crematorium where hundreds of embalmed bodies remained piled in offices and a warehouse for years. The judge on Friday ordered the release of Jose Luis Arellano Cuaron, proprietor of Plenitud crematorium, [...]
In his ruling in favor of José Luis A. C. (owner of the crematorium Plenitude), federal judge Luis Eduardo Rivas Martínez argued that the Attorney General’s Office (FGE) sought to “acquaint” the finding of 386 corpses crammed in the establishment to a criminal type focused on punishing the trafficking of transplants. The judge points out that the law includes in articles 462 (in its seven fractions) and 462 Bis a series of criminal acts aimed at…
In the crematorium they found 386 decaying bodies and ballot boxes delivered with incorrect remains to families.
Governor Maru Campos expressed her opposition to the release of José Luis A. C., owner of the Plenitud Crematorium, where 386 uncremated bodies were found in unsanitary conditions in June 2025. This led to accusations of fraud against families who received urns containing remains instead of ashes. Campos announced that the state government will file legal appeals and complaints with federal authorities to overturn the decision of Federal Judge L…
Maria Eugenia Campos said that it cannot be that a federal judge has given freedom to the owner of the Crematorium Plenitude and that his government will fight for justice to be done. The state president stressed that the issues on which the judge determined this release have no basis for which they will fight before the Federal Disciplinary Court for the matter to be taken seriously. The governor said that her government is on the side of the v…
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