Community members are expressing frustration amidst the ongoing investigation into the Return to Nature funeral home, placing signs outside the Penrose facility and demanding charges be brought against Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the funeral home.
On October 4th, nearly 200 bodies were found to be improperly stored within the Return to Nature Penrose location. Now over a month later, community members in Penrose and families whose loved ones were found in the defunct funeral home are expressing their frustration with the lack of details coming from investigators.
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Signs started appearing outside of the funeral home over the weekend with messages like, “Wanted, Hallfords”, “Crimes Against Humanity”, “Throw Hallford in Prison”, and “Demolish Funeral Home, Arrest Hallfords”.
The signs reflect the frustration that residents are feeling as at this point, there has been no mention of criminal charges or any other details about the couple, Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature funeral home.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation released a statement this week saying, “…this is a complex investigation requiring extensive work by those assigned to the case. There is no timeline for completion at this time. Updates and information will be shared as soon as it’s available.”
