▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁that ▁own ers ▁also ▁had ▁been ▁re using ▁purchased ▁grave ▁sites . ▁The ▁property ▁has ▁fallen ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁since ▁this ▁news ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁light , ▁with ▁neither ▁Kentucky ▁nor ▁the ▁original ▁own ers ▁accepting ▁ownership ▁and ▁financial ▁responsibility ▁for ▁rest or ations . ▁Louis ville ▁C rem ator ies ▁and ▁C emetery ▁Corporation ▁was ▁dissol ved , ▁and ▁its ▁perpet ual ▁care ▁fund ▁la cks ▁functional ▁interest . ▁Main ten ance ▁is ▁currently ▁provided ▁by ▁veter ans , ▁volunte er ▁groups ▁like ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Eastern ▁C emetery , ▁and ▁D ism as ▁Char ities . ▁ ▁Mis management ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁wh ist leb lower ▁working ▁for ▁Louis ville ▁C rem ator ies ▁and ▁C emetery ▁Company ▁made ▁the ▁public ▁aware ▁that ▁gra ves ▁purchased ▁by ▁families ▁had ▁been ▁re used . ▁Bod ies ▁were ▁buried ▁at op ▁other ▁bodies , ▁gra ves ▁were ▁care lessly ▁exc av ated ▁for ▁reuse , ▁and ▁medical ▁cada ver ▁body ▁parts ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁were ▁buried ▁in - mass ▁rather ▁than ▁int act ▁( as ▁is ▁leg ally ▁required ▁for ▁don ated ▁bodies ). ▁Human ▁b ones ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁in app ropri ate ▁areas , ▁including ▁in ▁a ▁tool ▁box , ▁a ▁glo ve ▁compart ment , ▁a ▁fast ▁food ▁bag , ▁and ▁shall ow ▁gra ves . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁behavior ▁had ▁been ▁pract iced ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ,