Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
- An FBI agent testified that a Colorado funeral home had nearly 200 abandoned bodies, with bodily fluids, insects, and partially covered remains present.
- The bodies, including adults, infants, and fetuses, were stored in a neglected building in Penrose, Colorado, at room temperature.
- Text messages between the funeral home owners revealed financial pressures and discussions about disposing of bodies through burning or burial with lye.
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Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
This combo of booking photos provided by the Muskogee County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office shows Jon Hallford, left, and Carie Hallford, the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found. Investigators who entered the funeral home encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor and flies, an FBI agent testified Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. | Musk…
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday. Prosecutors also revealed text messages sent between the funeral home’s owners showing they were under growing financial pressures and had fears that they would be caught …
Colorado Funeral Home Scandal: FBI Discovers Stacks of Bodies, Fluids, and Flies
In a disturbing revelation, investigators entering a Colorado funeral home found themselves faced with an appalling scene of neglect and malpractice. The facility, operated by Carie and Jon Hallford, was discovered to house nearly 200 abandoned bodies, with stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and a pervasive infestation of flies and maggots throughout the building. FBI agent Andrew Cohen, t…
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a Colorado funeral home, FBI says
Investigators at a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered human remains, bodily fluids, flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified.
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, The Associated Press Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday. Prosecutors also revealed text messages sent between the funeral home’s owners showing they were under growing f…
Stacked bodies and maggots: The gruesome scene inside neglected funeral home
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified today.Twenty-three of the bodies had death dates from 2019 and 61 were from 2020, FBI agent Andrew Cohen said. WARNING: This story contains details and content that some readers may…
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