They cheated the grieving relatives – and treated themselves to luxury cars, vacations and expensive cosmetic treatments using their customers’ money and embezzled Corona aid (around $900,000). A couple from the US state of Colorado who were undertakers literally had so many corpses in their basement that at some point their business stank to high heaven.
The incredible allegations against Jon and Carie Hallford: In their Funeral home With the trustworthy name “Return to Nature Funeral Home”, they are said to have not cremated 190 corpses as agreed with customers as of 2019, but simply stored them at room temperature.
The couple faces long prison sentences: the public prosecutor’s office is planning to serve 20 years for Jon Hallford, and his wife will also receive between 15 and 20 years
Absolutely nasty: They still handed out urns to the gullible relatives – however, these did not contain ashes, but dry concrete.
Bodies were simply piled on top of each other
The macabre death hoax was exposed last year: neighbors reported a terrible stench coming from a house in Penrose (southwest of Colorado Springs) that the couple had rented specifically.
Last year, investigators found 190 bodies that had not been stored properly. In some cases the couple simply stacked them on top of each other
Prosecutor Rachael Powell described in court what a terrible scene the investigators saw in the house: “The bodies were lying on the floor, stacked on shelves, placed on stretchers, stacked on top of each other or simply piled up in rooms.” Families of the dead understandably caused horror and outrage.
Abby Swoveland is one of the many relatives who received dry concrete instead of the remains
Undertaker couple faces 20 years in prison
Before Targeted the couple confessed American now guilty of desecration of corpses; In addition, false corpses are said to have been buried in two cases. The Hallfords further agreed to pay compensation in an undisclosed amount. In return, the Public Prosecutor’s Office further allegations of theft, forgery and money laundering are made.
As part of the agreements reached, Jon Hallford is required to be sentenced to 20 years in prison; his accomplice and wife should be behind bars for between 15 and 20 years. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18.