Colorado funeral home owner faces sentencing for abusing 189 bodies

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by By JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWNFebruary 6, 2026 at 01:53 PM

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Jon Hallford, owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, faces sentencing for abusing 189 bodies. Hallford and his then-wife, Carie, pleaded guilty to nearly 200 counts of corpse abuse after storing the decomposing bodies in a Penrose building from 2019 to 2023. Authorities discovered the improperly stored remains, some stacked on top of each other, following reports of a foul odor. The Hallfords also provided grieving families with fake ashes. Jon Hallford could receive 30 to 50 years in prison, while Carie Hallford's sentencing on April 24 could result in 25 to 35 years of imprisonment.

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