Jon and Carie Hallford began storing bodies in a decrepit building near Colorado Springs as far back as 2019 and gave families dry concrete in place of cremated remains.
A hearse and van sit outside a closed funeral home where 115 bodies are being stored, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Over four years, customers of Return to Nature spread what they thought were their loves ones’ ashes in meaningful locations, sometimesThe bodies, which prosecutors say were improperly stored, were discovered last year when neighbors reported a stench coming from a building in the small town of Penrose, southwest of Colorado Springs.
The discovery of the bodies at Return to Nature prompted state legislators to strengthen what had been among the laxest funeral home regulations in the country. Unlike most states, Colorado didn’t require routine inspections of funeral homes or credentials for the businesses’ operators.Would you help us provide essential information to our readers during this critical time?.
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