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A Colorado judge rejected a plea deal that would have allowed funeral home owner Jon Hallford to serve a 20-year sentence concurrently with a federal fraud sentence, due to the heinous nature of his crimes involving hiding decomposing bodies and deceiving grieving families.
The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found have been indicted on federal charges for allegedly misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on personal expenses, including vacations, cosmetic surgery, and jewelry. The couple also faces state charges for corpse abuse, money laundering, theft, and forgery. They are accused of giving families dry concrete instead of cremated ashes, burying the wrong body on two occasions, and collecting money for services they never provided. The discovery of the bodies left families devastated, and the case has prompted lawmakers to introduce bills to tighten regulations for funeral homes in Colorado.
The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found have been indicted on federal charges for misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on personal expenses, including vacations and cosmetic surgery. The couple also faces over 200 criminal counts in state court for corpse abuse, money laundering, theft, and forgery. Families were given dry concrete instead of cremated ashes, and the wrong body was allegedly buried on two occasions. The discovery of the decaying bodies has led to investigations and calls for stricter regulations in the funeral home industry in Colorado.
The owners of a Colorado funeral home are set to enter their pleas on criminal charges including corpse abuse, falsifying death certificates, and sending fake ashes to families. The disturbing case involves nearly 200 decaying bodies found in a building filled with decomposition fluids and bugs, leaving families shattered. This is one of several criminal cases to rock Colorado’s funeral industry, prompting proposed bills to overhaul funeral home oversight in the state. The owners allegedly spent payments received from families on cryptocurrency, lavish dinners, and expensive vehicles.
A couple in Alabama has been charged with corpse abuse after the decomposed body of their 19-year-old son was found in a broken freezer behind their former home. The father had alerted police about abandoning the remains, but officers failed to locate them during a search. The body, which may have been in the freezer since late July, was discovered by the home's new residents. The couple has been taken into custody, and their other two children have been placed in the custody of the Alabama Department of Human Resources. The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed.