Austin woman receives sister's ashes after months of waiting
03-05-2025 01:01 via kxan.com

Austin woman receives sister's ashes after months of waiting

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman waiting months to get her loved one's ashes is finally getting a bit of closure. Melanie Azpeitia said she experienced delays from the business that did the cremation, which is now the same place at the center of a corpse abuse investigation.Azpeitia first reached out to Capital Mortuary Services after her sister, Tamara, passed away at the start of this year. Azpeitia said originally, things went well.
"They gave me some paperwork to fill out," Azpeitia said. "Sign
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