Funeral home in Valencia allegedly falsified records to make it look like the person had authorized the use of their body for scientific research. Employees allegedly chose deceased persons who were either foreigners or had no next of kin on file, to ensure that no one would come to claim the bodies. One such cadaver belonged to a man who had supposedly signed over his body to a university. The body, which was to be buried in a charitable burial paid for by the town council, was instead sold for nearly US$1,200.
Source: Written by Lieth Carrillo, 2024-01-31; https://www.occrp.org/en/daily//en/daily/18418-spanish-authorities-uncover-funeral-home-involved-in-selling-corpses-to-universities