A Houston funeral home owner is facing multiple felony charges after investigators said bodies were left to decompose in sweltering, unsanitary conditions inside a damaged mortuary. Michael Richardson, who owns Richardson Mortuary on Brookfield Drive, is charged in Harris County with several counts of felony abuse of corpse. Court documents say he and co-defendant Gayle Elaine Bell are accused of knowingly treating human corpses "in an offensive manner” this past April. The allegations paint a picture of what investigators found inside the mortuary. According to the charges, multiple bodies were stored in dirty, non-refrigerated rooms. Court documents show that Bell told investigators the building was damaged during Hurricane Beryl in 2024 and was undergoing repairs at the time. MORE: https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/richardson-mortuary-funeral-home-corpse-abuse/285-d83f62b1-2dd7-410d-96af-da7174a37c3d