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After KING 5 exposed body broker abuses in Washington, body donation company Research for Life in Phoenix opened its doors to show how they do things differently.

After KING 5 exposed body broker abuses in Washington, body donation company Research for Life in Phoenix opened its doors to show how they do things differently.

After KING 5 exposed body broker abuses in Washington, body donation company Research for Life in Phoenix opened its doors to show how they do things differently.

Editor’s Note: Cronkite News photographer Alberto Mariani spent several months documenting the work at Peace Chapel Funeral Home. This story contains images that some may find graphic. PHOENIX – At 10 p.m. no words are spoken, but a loud buzz reverberates throughout Peace Chapel Funeral Home. It’s the rhythmic beat of an embalming machine pumping a mix of chemicals into a woman in her 50s. Standing next to the body – working late again – is funeral director Ron Thornson. Since March 2020, Thornson and his staff have routinely worked 14 to 16 hours a day, without much ...

Advertisement: “You are almost taught not to break when you are to serve a family,” he said, explaining that revealing too much could transfer more pain onto those already suffering. “A lot of people don’t understand that as a funeral service worker, you have a big task,” he added. “You are not just picking the body up, cleaning it, putting makeup on and placing it in a casket. You’re expected) to coach the family, to be a financial adviser and to be a psychologist” during one of the toughest moments in life. And in a year when de...