CO - 190 Improperly Stored Human Bodies - Penrose, Fremont County - 6 October 2023

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‘Horrific:’ More than 100 bodies found inside Colorado funeral home, criminal investigation underway

The Fremont County Sheriff described the scene inside a Colorado funeral home as “horrific” tied to a criminal investigation.
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Police find at least 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home

The investigation centered on a building owned by the funeral home where local residents reported smelling a foul stench before police became involved.
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Their Google business page is interesting, lots of great reviews and a facility that looked brand new 6 years ago. It seems they started with a lot of passion. I wonder what happened.

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Cases like this, it tends to always come back to money. They aren't making enough to pay the bills, keep taking in remains to try and 'catch up', and can't afford to get remains cremated or buried, so they stack them up like cordwood and lie to the families and then, when they finally lose the battle to keep ahead of the debt collectors and have to file for bankruptcy, we end up here. It's horrific. Bill Bass detailed a case in his book, Death's Acre. Tri-State Crematory. The chapter in the book focuses on a specific victim, but 339 bodies were found in all, all meant to have been cremated and treated with dignity. They weren't.

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Joe Walsh, president of the Colorado Funeral Directors Association, has been calling for new regulations of the funeral home industry, which was largely deregulated in Colorado 30 years ago.

Colorado is the only state in the country with no license requirement to be a funeral director. Walsh said a poll of members showed support for such licensing.

The FBI said it sent investigators from its Dallas field office and national lab, as well as a HAZMAT team to assist agents from the Denver field office and local and state officials in collecting evidence and properly removing, storing, preserving and identifying the bodies.

Agents worked 12-hour shifts at the scene but were only allowed inside the funeral home for 40 minutes at a time, according to the FBI.

"The conditions were challenging, both mentally and physically," the Bureau said in a news release.
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All bodies removed from Colorado funeral home where officials say bodies were improperly stored

The FBI said Saturday that all bodies have been removed from the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose and are now entering the second phase of the investigation, which is identifying the remains.
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imstilla.grandma said:
Joe Walsh, president of the Colorado Funeral Directors Association, has been calling for new regulations of the funeral home industry, which was largely deregulated in Colorado 30 years ago.

Colorado is the only state in the country with no license requirement to be a funeral director. Walsh said a poll of members showed support for such licensing.

The FBI said it sent investigators from its Dallas field office and national lab, as well as a HAZMAT team to assist agents from the Denver field office and local and state officials in collecting evidence and properly removing, storing, preserving and identifying the bodies.

Agents worked 12-hour shifts at the scene but were only allowed inside the funeral home for 40 minutes at a time, according to the FBI.

"The conditions were challenging, both mentally and physically," the Bureau said in a news release.
www.cbsnews.com

All bodies removed from Colorado funeral home where officials say bodies were improperly stored

The FBI said Saturday that all bodies have been removed from the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose and are now entering the second phase of the investigation, which is identifying the remains.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
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When the case Bill Bass worked happened, they actually activated D-MORT, the emergency response network of specialists who worked so tirelessly in the weeks, months and years after 9/11 to process remains and identify the victims. They also were activated for Oklahoma City. It would not surprise me if they're called in to help here.

Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team - Wikipedia

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iamshadow21 said:
When the case Bill Bass worked happened, they actually activated D-MORT, the emergency response network of specialists who worked so tirelessly in the weeks, months and years after 9/11 to process remains and identify the victims. They also were activated for Oklahoma City. It would not surprise me if they're called in to help here.

Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team - Wikipedia

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OKC ❤️ I was there immediately after the bombing happened. I worked at a private psych hospital down the road. Our team was swiftly in place to try to help in any way we could. My mind is sure wandering now…
 
imstilla.grandma said:
OKC ❤️ I was there immediately after the bombing happened. I worked at a private psych hospital down the road. Our team was swiftly in place to try to help in any way we could. My mind is sure wandering now…
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*offers hugs* Sorry if I triggered bad memories by mentioning it. I had no idea you had a personal connection to that tragedy.
 
a Go Fund Me has been set up to assist Return to Nature victims of this horrific crime. Funds will be used to purchase trees for families who were promised a tree to be planted in honor of their loved ones by Return to Nature with memorials. This is so sad IMHO.
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#JusticeinPenroseCO, organized by Abby Swoveland

UPDATE 10/25: Families are being notified by the CBI, FBI, and the Fremont County Coroner as thei… Abby Swoveland needs your support for #JusticeinPenroseCO
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Cindizzi said:
Yesterday’s press conference (Wednesday November 8, 2023)

If you followed the Stauch trial you’ll recognize DA Michael Allen.

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Nice to see Allen again.

Oh. Colorado Springs. Oh no.

(Oh, please let Gannon's family have used literally any other service for his cremation than this place. They've suffered enough.)

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EL PASO COUNTY, Co. (KRDO) - The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) confirmed that Carie Hallford is being processed into the El Paso County Jail.

EPSO says that she arrived there on Nov. 21.

Carie and her husband Jon are charged with Abuse of a Corpse, Theft, Money Laundering, and Forgery after 189 bodies were found improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose.

The Hallfords were arrested on Nov. 9 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It is unclear where Jon Hallford is at this time.

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One of the Penrose funeral home owners now in the El Paso County Jail
One of the Penrose funeral home owners now in the El Paso County Jail | KRDO
 
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