Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges
DENVER (AP) — Colorado funeral home owners accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds and living lavishly, all while allegedly storing 190 decaying bodies in a building and sending grieving families fake ashes, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 24 to federal fraud charges for defrauding customers. Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty to one count of […]
Funeral home victims react to state plea deal
Jon and Carie Hallford, the Return to Nature Funeral homeowners, are scheduled to appear in person on Friday, Sept. 20 for a final arraignment hearing. They will either take a state plea deal or proceed to trial. This comes after the Hallfords accepted a federal plea deal Thursday, Sept. 12.
Owners of funeral home in Penrose expected to take plea deals
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose who are accused of mishandling nearly 200 dead bodies both intend to accept plea deals in their Colorado cases. Jon and Carie Hallford briefly appeared in court in Colorado Springs on Friday and they are expected to enter new pleas in early November. Nearly a year ago police made the gruesome discovery of the nearly 200 bodies and parts in Penrose after the neighborhood complained about an odor. Then, in July, the two were offered a plea deal in their state case, where they face 286 criminal charges including...