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

[iamshadow21]

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To bring this back on track, I was very impressed with the above article. There had been a lot happen in this case since the last time I read up on it, and it brought me right up to date on everything important that happened since the moment the case broke. Very thorough, informative piece of journalism.

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1854976949438800130

 

[LondonBloke]

Colorado funeral home owners plead guilty to 191 counts of corpse abuse​

Jon and Carie Hallford are accused of piling bodies in a room-temperature building and giving out fake ashes

Plea deals reached between the defendants and prosecutors call for Jon Hallford to receive a 20-year prison sentence and Carie Hallford to receive 15 to 20 years in prison.

“The bodies were lying on the ground, stacked on shelves, left on gurneys, stacked on top of each other or just piled in rooms,” prosecutor Rachael Powell said. She said the family members of the deceased whose bodies were discovered “have been intensely and forever outraged”.

Sentencing was set for 18 April 2025.

Colorado funeral home owners plead guilty to 191 counts of corpse abuse

Jon and Carie Hallford are accused of piling bodies in a room-temperature building and giving out fake ashes

www.theguardian.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jon Hallford was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday. The sentencing is five more years than what the prosecution asked for, and double what his defense lawyer asked for.

During Friday’s sentencing, the prosecution said this was not just wire fraud, “this goes into a whole other realm.”

The defense argued that Jon knows what he did was wrong, that his guilty plea in this case is an admission of guilt, and that he hopes that will allow victims’ families to heal.

Thirteen victim impact statements were read during the trial.

Many victims say they feel guilty for trusting Hallford with their loved one, and that they feel they have to grieve all over again, experiencing loss for a second time

‘Horrific’: Funeral home owner sentenced after he admitted to stashing nearly 200 decaying bodies

A Colorado funeral home owner was sentenced after he stashed nearly 200 dead bodies in a building.

www.dakotanewsnow.com

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1959025632706535838

 

[Cindizzi]

Judge accepts Hallford plea agreements in Return to Nature case
Judge accepts Hallford plea agreements in Return to Nature case

[…]

Back in August, a judge rejected Jon Hallford's initial plea agreement on the state charges, siding with some victims who said the 20-year deal was not enough time.

However, this time around, the plea agreements were accepted by the judge. Jon Hallford's new agreement stipulates a prison sentence of somewhere between 30 and 50 years. Carie's sentence would range from 25 to 35 years.

[…]

Jon's official prison sentence will be determined in February, and Carie's in April.