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Hells Angels got rid of bodies at Fresno funeral home known as the 'pizza oven,' feds say

Federal prosecutors spelled out in the most graphic detail yet how Merl Hefferman, a member of the Hells Angels of Sonoma County, used his connection at a Fresno funeral home to incinerate the body of Joel Silva, a murdered member of the biker gang.

FRESNO, Calif. - Merl Hefferman told the crematory manager of the funeral home that he wanted to make things disappear, prosecutors said.

The manager, Levi Phipps, thought Hefferman could only be talking about one thing: human bodies.

Federal prosecutors spelled out in the most graphic detail yet last week how Hefferman, a member of the Hells Angels of Sonoma County, used his connection at a Fresno funeral home to

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