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‘They wouldn’t go in the freezers’: Funeral home director gave fake ashes to thousands of grieving pet owners, dumped actual carcasses in landfill, AG says
Pat Vereb, the owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in the Pittsburgh area, told pet owners he would cremate ...
Harrison funeral home tied to pet cremation scandal expected to be sold
The listing agent facilitating the sale of Vereb Funeral Home in Harrison said he was unaware the owner was entangled in alleged criminal activity. Patrick Vereb, 70, of Hazelwood, was charged Monday ...
They Trusted Him to Give Their Pets Funerals. But Was He Throwing Animals' Remains in the Trash the Whole Time?
Patrick Vereb, 70, of Pittsburgh, is facing charges after prosecutors say he allegedly threw out the bodies of thousands of ...
PA pet owners demand justice after funeral director allegedly threw out animals' bodies
Pet owners in Pittsburgh are fighting for answers after a funeral director threw out thousands of pets' bodies and gave ...
Hazelwood, Harrison funeral director accused of pocketing $650K for pet cremations, burials that didn't happen
Local funeral home owner Patrick Vereb is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly improperly disposing of thousand of ...