The delay Thursday angered some families of the deceased who are eager to have the case resolved. Jon and Carie Hallford are accused of falsifying death certificates and sending fake ashes to griev…
FILE – A hearse and van sit outside the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Oct. 6, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. Jon and Carie Halfford, who are accused of storing 200 decaying bodies and sending families fake ashes last year, are set to enter pleas in court on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Prosecutors did not object to the defense request for a delay, which attorneys for the couple said was necessary to prepare their case. DeWolf said Thursday that she’s living through “the deepest sorrow that I have ever experienced in my life.” The disturbing details of the case left families grasping for answers, their grieving processes shattered after the deaths of sons, grandmothers and parents. Some have said they can’t shake thoughts of what their decaying relatives’ bodies must have looked like.
Colorado lawmakers have proposed bills to overhaul funeral home oversight. They would require routine inspections and hefty licensing requirements for funeral home directors and other industry roles. The Hallfords each face about 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, along with charges of theft, money laundering and forgery.
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