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Colorado funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses withdraws guilty plea
- A Colorado funeral home owner withdrew his guilty plea regarding the abuse of 191 corpses and will go to trial after a judge rejected a plea agreement.
- Family members of the deceased seek a longer sentence than the 20 years offered in the plea deal due to the horrific conditions of the bodies found.
- Jon Hallford and his wife allegedly ran a fraudulent scheme while living lavishly from their funeral home, according to authorities.
- State District Judge Eric Bentley called rejecting the plea agreement an 'extreme action by the court' during the hearing.
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Colorado funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses withdraws guilty plea
A Colorado funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses has withdrawn his guilty plea. The move by defendant Jon Hallford during a Friday court hearing comes after a judge rejected a plea agreement in the case.
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Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie, ran a fraudulent scheme for years out of their Return to Nature Funeral Home, authorities said.
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