A Macoupin County judge approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to review a criminal case against August Heinz, the funeral home director accused of giving dozens of families the wrong ashes.

The former site of Heinz Funeral Home is shown in Carlinville. Its proprietor, August ‘Gus’ Heinz, is accused of misidentifying at least 75 human remains — and as many as 800. The former site of Heinz ...

Heinz Funeral Home – whose director, Albert August “Gus” Heinz, agreed to a permanent revocation of his state funeral director license in October – is pictured in Carlinville before the signage was ...

A Macoupin County judge approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to review a criminal case against August Heinz, the funeral home director accused of giving dozens of families the wrong ashes.

• The body of 22-year-old Eliotte Heinz was found Wednesday morning near Brownsville, Minnesota, by the Houston County Sheriff's Department • Heinz had been missing since early Sunday morning after ...