LaFAYETTE, Ga - Ray Brent Marsh, a former crematory operator who plead guilty to 787 criminal counts including abuse of a corpse, theft, burial service fraud and making false statements, faced the relatives of the deceased in court.
Marsh, former operator of Tri-State Crematory, left 334 dead bodies on his property to decay rather than cremate them. He gave cement dust to the relatives of the deceased instead of ashes.
A relative of one of the deceased asked Marsh, 'Why did you do this?' There has to be a reason." Marsh just apologized and said he would later write a letter where he will "tell more."