Tag: Penrose
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Return to Nature owners plead guilty to wire fraud charge at federal court hearing
DENVER – Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford appeared in federal court on Thursday to accept a plea deal, which could land the couple in prison for up to 15 years. In September, Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, filed a notice of disposition and a…
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Families upset after Return to Nature owners Jon and Carie Hallford offered plea deals
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home have been offered a plea deal in their state-level case, according to an email sent to affected family members and acquired by The Gazette. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery…
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Return to Nature purgatory: At least 989 families remain without answers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the days after her 33-year-old son, Zach, died in July, 2020, Heather DeWolf started taking a new route to and from work so she could slow-roll by the Colorado Springs funeral home that was handling his final arrangements. She knew the oldest of her…
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Former Return to Nature owner Jon Hallford accused of lying about stepchildren, ‘sexting’ stepdaughter
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The former owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon Michael Hallford, is facing allegations that he lied to the court about his relationship to his stepchildren — and their whereabouts — in order to lower his bond from $2 million to $100,000 as he awaits trial on multiple felony charges related to the nearly…
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Dramatic scene unfolds after hearing for Return to Nature co-owner Jon Hallford, who will face trial
Jon Hallford, the Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner facing hundreds of felony charges after the discovery of 189 improperly stored bodies, is headed to trial after the completion of his preliminary hearing Thursday. Judge William Moller decided to bind over four counts of money laundering charges for trial. Hallford did not face preliminary hearing…
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Return to Nature Funeral Home owner possibly facing 250-plus charges
An El Paso County Judge informed the co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home on Friday that he is potentially facing more than 250 charges. Jon Hallford made his first court appearance in El Paso County on Friday for his virtual advisement hearing. Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carrie Hallford were arrested earlier…
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Grim work ahead for investigators tasked with identifying remains found at Return to Nature funeral home
Federal, state and local officials have been working for more than a week to process the horrific scene of the Penrose funeral home where at least 120 bodies were discovered to be improperly stored on Oct. 4. As the more than 120 affected families in contact with law enforcement wait for answers regarding the whereabouts…
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‘Disturbing discovery:’ More than 115 bodies found improperly stored at Colorado funeral home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CAÑON CITY • In the coming months, investigators will be piecing together the identities of 115 bodies found this week in a seemingly desolate building in Penrose. The Return to Nature Funeral Home, a formerly Colorado Springs-based business, was using the modest 2,500-square-foot building, when neighbors reported a foul…
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Return to Nature Funeral Home: Details about the ‘green’ burials business
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Return to Nature Funeral Home, under investigation after more than 115 improperly stored bodies were found this week by authorities, was established six years ago in Colorado Springs, according to public records and past Gazette reporting. Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper confirmed the grisly discovery during…
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Southern Colorado funeral home with ‘green’ burials investigated over human remains
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PENROSE • A Colorado Springs-based funeral home in Penrose is under investigation after an investigation unveiled the improper storage of human remains on the property, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s office deputies received reports Tuesday of a “suspicious incident” at the Return to…