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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 9 MIN

No Dignity After Death: The Legacy Funeral Scandal

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More than 250 families trusted a funeral director in Hull to lay their loved ones to rest. Instead, police say bodies were stockpiled, ashes were falsified, and charity money was stolen — a case officers described as “something from a horror scene”.Senior reporter Rebecca Quamby takes you inside the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors investigation, from the raid on Hessle Road to the arrest at Heathrow, and the discovery of deceased people and suspected human ashes.You’ll hear from parents and relatives left questioning whether they ever received the right remains, and from the community members holding monthly vigils for those affected.Robert Bush was charged with 64 offences involving 254 individual victims and has today been sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

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