HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The directors of a southwest Houston funeral home shut down in April are now charged with multiple counts of abuse of a corpse.

Police began investigating Richardson Mortuary after a video began circulating showing conditions inside the business.

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Investigators describe the building as "open to the elements" and "very dirty," noting there was no working air conditioning.

Records show warrants were issued last week for ex-spouses and business partners Michael Richardson and Gayle Bell, neither of whom is in custody.

In a charging document, prosecutors write that 13 bodies were found in various states of decomposition, and one was "largely liquified."

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