SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Another family was given incorrect ashes that they thought were those of a loved one by Heinz Funeral Home, according to the Sangamon County coroner.

Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed to WAND News that a family recently brought in ashes they were given that did not belong to their loved one.

This comes after an investigation into the Carlinville funeral home revealed up to 800 human remains could have been misidentified.

Heinz Funeral Home came under scrutiny in the fall of 2023 when Allmon's office was contacted by a local hospital about a body that had been in its morgue for more than a month .

"Our investigation has discovered numerous incidents similar to this that involve Heinz Funeral Home/Family Care Cremations telling the descendants' family that their

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