August 13, 2020 at 12:45 AM EDT - Updated August 13 at 3:59 PM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. Nobody was there. 'They ruined everything': Family plans to sue after Houston funeral home mixes up bodiesThe North Carolina city of Asheville is considering removing the names of slave owners and other people associated with discrimination from some streets and a park.The new state grant program would provide up to $250,000 for those businesses that qualify. Police say his body was found outside of a store on Monday morning (June 15) in the 2500 block of Ella Boulevard in Houston. The body was found near the Kahala Beach area on May 10 around 12:30 p.m., according to David Florence, the chief investigator at the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office.He is a Black man believed to be between the ages of 17 and 35. The father, grandfather and great-grandfather spent his last two weeks at home with family. A man who is yet to be identified was found dead in the 2500 block of Ella Boulevard, south of Interstate 610 North, Houston, Tx.
“Instead of having good memories and a perfect funeral for our father because he deserved the best, we are having a nightmare.”The family says the funeral home refunded their money, but they plan on filing a lawsuit. June 15, 2020 . In her spare time, Daniela is an avid reader and loves to spend time with her two miniature dachshunds. “They ruined everything. So, we wanted to give him everything – perfect,” said Cordova’s daughter, Susana Montelongo.On the day of the funeral, immediate family members only gathered for a special but socially distanced service.The casket from Santana Funeral Directors in Houston was late, but that wasn’t a big deal until Maria Vasquez, Cordova’s daughter, opened it and found a stranger inside, wearing her father’s special Mexico soccer jersey.“Then, you go up to the casket to just tell him ‘I love you’ before anybody comes in, and you’re touching the wrong person with your dad’s clothes. They say they wish employees would have shown some remorse over the mix-up on the day of the funeral. Doctors diagnosed Natividad ‘Nati’ Cordova with pancreatic cancer in May. We didn’t even get an ‘I’m sorry’ from the guys who brought the body in. In the clip, you can see emergency personnel on the scene. According to Florence, there have been no leads in the past three months so they are asking the public for help identify him.Anyone with information can contact the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s office at 409-935-9274.Copyright 2020 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli has been a digital news editor at KPRC 2 since 2018.
Police said he died in apparent suicide. Florence said the man was in good physical shape, had black hair and was found wearing gray Calvin Klein boxers and white Under Armour slip-on sandals, which he had pulled onto his forearms.There was no identification on or near the body and no abandoned vehicles in the area. 0 .
Disturbing images capturing the scene went viral on social media with people referring to the incident as a "lynching of a black man." Video of the man’s body is now circulating on social media. Human remains found in a Houston pasture are those of a 17-year-old girl who disappeared in 1997, the Harris County medical examiner's office said Friday. 2 black men found hanging from trees in CA in the last two weeks. It’s not OK,” Vasquez said. Close to two hours later, the correct body arrived, but the family says it was not prepared for a service.“It was just horrible, like we were living in a nightmare movie. She is a published poet and has background in creative writing and journalism.