Cryogenics case ends in settlement; details not released
A dispute over the frozen remains of a 71-year-old Colorado Springs woman has ended in a settlement.
The family of the late Mary D. Robbins, a retired nurse, agreed Wednesday to end a legal battle aimed at preventing her from being cryo-preserved by an Arizona nonprofit.
In return, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, of Scottsdale, Ariz., has agreed to pay a mortuary to cremate any part of her remains that Alcor deems not suitable for preservation and return those ashes to her family. Alcor also agreed not to pursue a $50,000 annuity that Robbins had set aside in 2006 to pay for her preservation.
Both sides agreed not to publicly discuss what parts will be frozen or cremated. But in her contract with Alcor, Robbins specified that her head was to be frozen.
