Tag: return to nature funeral home
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‘I could not carry out his last request’: Victims turn final chapter in Return to Nature Funeral Home case
Carie Hallford, the former Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner who helped her then-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in state prison. Families who fell prey to the Hallfords’ deceit packed an El Paso County courtroom. Anticipation filled the room as they waited for Judge Eric Bentley to make…
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Carie Hallford gets nearly maximum prison sentence after Return to Nature ruse despite ‘scared and desperate’ explanation
DENVER — Carie Hallford, the former Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building in Penrose, was sentenced Monday to 18 years on a federal fraud charge, nearly the maximum allowed under the law. Carie Hallford, 48, faced up to 20 years in prison for taking over…
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Jon Hallford sentenced to 40 years in state prison as families endure grief and ‘psychological violence’
Hundreds of families who entrusted their loved ones’ remains to the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home have spent years hoping the courts would provide some version of closure after one of the most gruesome crimes in the history of the American funerary industry. On Friday, El Paso County 4th Judicial Court Judge Eric…
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Judge accepts new plea agreements for Return to Nature owners
Jon and Carie Hallford will not see 2026 trials after all, as an El Paso County judge ruled to accept the most recent plea agreements for the pair on Dec. 22, despite heavy opposition from families who used their funeral services. The Hallfords came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after an inquiry into their Penrose…
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Judge accepts new plea agreements for Return to Nature owners
Jon and Carie Hallford will not see 2026 trials after all, as an El Paso County judge ruled to accept the most recent plea agreements for the pair on Dec. 22, despite heavy opposition from families who used their funeral services. The Hallfords came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after an inquiry into their Penrose…
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Jon and Carie Hallford enter guilty pleas in state funeral home cases
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home both entered guilty pleas in their state cases on Tuesday, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The court will determine whether to accept the pleas of Jon and Carie Hallford on Monday. An El Paso County judge rejected both of…
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Hallfords plead guilty to state charges, Carie Hallford back in custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty in state court on Friday to 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, leaving the couple facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. The funeral home in Penrose, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado…
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Hallfords plead guilty to state charges, Carie Hallford back in custody
Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty in state court on Friday to 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, leaving the couple facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. The funeral home in Penrose, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after…
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Return to Nature co-owners to appear in court for plea hearing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon and Carie Hallford, are expected to appear in court Friday for a plea hearing in their state-level case just weeks after pleading guilty to charges in federal court. Court records show that plea agreements were filed Nov.…
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Return to Nature co-owners to appear in court for plea hearing
The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon and Carie Hallford, are expected to appear in court Friday for a plea hearing in their state-level case just weeks after pleading guilty to charges in federal court. Court records show that plea agreements were filed Nov. 1 by attorneys representing both Hallfords in their state-level case,…