A Case Study of the Death of a Veteran - Danielle McCarthy

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David McCarthy died from a heart attack in June of 2017. His stated wish was to donate some of his organs to medical research and then to be cremated and interred at Fort Logan National Cemetery just outside Denver. Danielle signed paperwork, consenting to donate her husband's organs through donor services. When she went to pick up her husband's ashes, she says they came in a container the size of a box your cell phone would come in.

Debbie Schum waited a long time to receive the cremated ashes of her friend, LoraLee Johnson. When she did, she felt relieved to finally take them home with her. But then, she got a call from the FBI.

We first aired this episode in 2020. Earlier this month, Megan Hess and Shirley Koch were sentenced for their crimes. We've included updates about the case in this version of the episode.

To learn more, check out Elena Saavedra Buckley’s article, “‘None of this happened the way you think it did.’”

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