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What the discovery of improperly stored bodies in a Pueblo funeral home says about the state’s death care industry

While shocking, the mistreatment of corpses in Colorado isn't an isolated incident. In 2023, nearly 200 decomposing bodies ...

Judge rejects plea deal for Colorado funeral director who abused 191 corpses

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a Colorado funeral home owner who acknowledged ...

Co-owner of Colorado funeral home where dozens of bodies discovered to be sentenced after guilty plea on state charges

Nearly two years after deputies in southern Colorado made the grisly discovery of 190 bodies in various states of ...

Colorado Judge Rejects Deal for Funeral Home Owner in Corpse Abuse Case

The judge rejected a 20-year sentence that would have been combined with a federal case. Prosecutors said that Jon Hallford, ...

Colorado judge rejects plea deal for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

A judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a Colorado funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses, after ...

Colorado judge rejects guilty plea agreement for co-owner of funeral home where nearly 200 bodies discovered

The sentencing for Jon Hallford, the co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home where the bodies of nearly 200 people were ...

Judge rejects deal for Colorado funeral home owner who abused 191 corpses

A judge on Friday rejected a plea deal for a Colorado funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses, after family ...

Colorado's funeral home crisis: Several scandals rock the industry statewide

Colorado's funeral home industry faces mounting scrutiny following multiple scandals including Return to Nature's 200 ...