Overview
- The criminal trial, which began in March 2026 and runs into June, has moved from testimony by more than 200 bereaved families to statements from accused family members and almost 20 employees.
- Prosecutors tell the court they estimate 5,973 coffin swaps and about €4 million in losses and are seeking long prison terms, long bans on funeral work and multimillion‑euro fines and indemnities.
- Police evidence from Operation Ignis in 2019 included nearly €1 million in cash found at the founder's home and an accounting gap that investigators say equals at least 4,500 coffins.
- A long-running whistleblower record kept by crematorium worker Justo Martín Garrido—26 notebooks plus photos and videos spanning 1995–2015—is central to the case; Justo reported the practice in 2017 and died by suicide in August 2024.
- Investigators have flagged supplier Victorio Senovilla as a likely intermediary who repaired and resold recovered coffins and may have been used to launder proceeds, and families at trial say they received ashes they believe were not those of their relatives.