Third Ward funeral home operator faces theft, forgery charges months after raid

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The funeral director whose Third Ward facility was raided by police last November was arrested Tuesday and charged with theft, forgery and tampering with evidence, according to officials.

Charges against Unique Green were filed by both Harris County Precinct 1 constables and the Houston Police Department, officials said.

Law enforcement officers raided Green's A Community Funeral Home on Wheeler Avenue in November during a funeral service.

13 Investigates was there as officers carried out boxes of cremains as evidence. Houston police officers at the scene also told us at the time that they were mainly looking for financial records.

Police told us they received reports from families of the deceased that their identities had been stolen and they suspected it happened at the funeral home.

Green was detained the day of the raid and later released without charges.

13 Investigates has learned the charges filed this week stem from allegations that Green stole a man's estate.

A search warrant filed in the case says the deceased man's family lives out of town and paid Green to conduct funeral services.

Documents accuse Green of later forging a will on the man's behalf and stealing his nearly $2 million estate, including his home, cars and investment accounts.

Our team found a will filed in Harris County months after the man died, saying that he left "my entire estate to my long-term partner and common law spouse, Unique M. Green, in recognition of her unwavering love, devotion and support."

The man's family told investigators they had never heard of Green until they contacted her for funeral services.

Photos obtained by 13 Investigates show a person who appears to be Green and a crew of people outside of the deceased man's home with a dumpster, cleaning it out after he died.

The family of the deceased man has a case in probate court related to the will.

Within the last month, Green sat down for a deposition with the family's attorney, and a transcript filed in Harris County shows she refused to answer any questions and was on her phone.

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Shortly after Green's funeral home was raided, 13 Investigates began digging into her history and learned that Green's funeral home was awarded a $716,000 contract with Harris County for indigent burial services.

Records we received from Harris County show the county had a number of issues with the services Green was providing, including hauling bodies in U-Hauls.

The same Harris County document indicated at least three people accused Green of holding bodies hostage.

The county terminated its contract with Green within a year.

13 Investigates spoke with Green on the phone earlier in 2026 and brought up some of the concerns that we learned about regarding her services.

At the time, Green said she categorically denies any wrongdoing and was confident the full facts would demonstrate that she acted lawfully and appropriately at all times.

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