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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Brown and Colleen Slevin

Corpse abuse cases force changes on Colorado's scandal-plagued funeral industry

Decomposing Bodies Colorado - (no sales mags out)

A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies faces sentencing Friday for corpse abuse in a case that forced Colorado officials to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal and notoriously lax oversight.

A plea agreement calls for Carie Hallford to receive from 25 to 35 years in prison during her appearance before District Judge Eric Bentley in Colorado Springs.

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