ashes

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She said she and her husband Ben Conlin were initially concerned when they received Sunny's ashes in the same box they had brought him in.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

More than 100 families had been presented with the ashes of strangers.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In March 2024, police found their son's body, still at the funeral home, and the family were told the ashes were not Sunny's.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Martínez had the man’s body cremated, and stored the ashes in a wooden niche in the shelter’s small chapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

He squats, his open palm above the ashes, burnt and unburnt bark.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes