Tag: cremation
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Return to Nature: Jon Hallford set for Friday sentencing on federal wire charges
DENVER • Over a year and a half after the discovery of nearly 190 decomposing bodies in the Penrose Return to Nature Funeral Home, one of the owners is expected to be sentenced Friday on conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to misuse of cremation and burial payments. Owners Jon and Carie Hallford are facing…
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Return to Nature co-owners expected in court Friday for plea hearing
The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home Jon and Carie Hallford are expected to appear in court tomorrow for a plea hearing in their state-level case just weeks after pleading guilty to charges in federal court. The funeral home, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, came under a multiagency investigation in October of 2023…
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Savvy Senior: How to arrange your own cremation service
Dear Savvy Senior, I would like to arrange a simple cremation that doesn’t cost me, or my family, a lot of money. Can you offer any tips that can help me with this? — Still Kicking Dear Kicking, if you’re looking for a simple and affordable way to go, cremation is an excellent choice, and…
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Motion to have Return to Nature owners in joined trial is denied
An El Paso County judge on Thursday ruled that the Return to Nature Funeral Home owners will face separate trials. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose. The funeral home came under a multi-agency investigation in October…
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Return to Nature co-owner fails to appear for sobriety monitoring
Carie Hallford, one of the co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, will return to court next week after failing to appear for a court-ordered sobriety test. Kate Singh, a spokesperson for the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, confirmed with The Gazette that Hallford missed a required sobriety test that is part of her…
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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 co-owner to appear in court for preliminary hearing
Jon Hallford, the Return to Nature co-owner recently released on bail, is expected to appear in court Thursday afternoon for his preliminary hearing. Hallford most recently appeared in court last month where his attorneys opted to have his preliminary hearing pushed back to February. Jon Hallford’s wife and Return to Nature co-owner, Carie Hallford, completed…