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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michelle Del Rey

Funeral homeowners accused of giving families fake ashes and leaving 190 bodies to rot plead guilty

Jon Hallford, 44, and Carie Hallford, 47, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In 2023, investigators found 190 bodies in various states of decomposition at their Colorado funeral home - (Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office)

The owners of a Coloradofuneral home have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy after police found 190 decaying bodies in a building at their business from where they sent fake ashes to grieving families.

Jon Hallford, 44, and Carie Hallford, 47, operated the “Return to Nature” funeral home, which specialized in “green burials” involving biodegradable containers and urns and not embalming the body.

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